[Marxism] 45 Iraqi cops killed in attack on Baquba police stations

["Fred Feldman" <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"We are regaining control of the city," says an Iraqi officer.  Note the
absence of the past tense.
Fred Feldman



45 Iraqi Policemen Killed in Attacks on Baquba Police Stations

Tue Nov 9, 2004 03:17 AM ET

BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) -

Iraqi resistance attacks and clashes killed 45 people in the Iraqi city
of Baquba on Tuesday, a hospital morgue official said. Guerrillas
attacked three police stations and a river bridge in the city, 40 miles
northeast of Baghdad, and fought gunbattles with Iraqi police and
National Guards.

The attacks came as U.S.-led forces were storming into the resistance
stronghold of Falluja, west of Baghdad.

Ahmed Fuad, in charge of the main morgue in Baquba, capital of Diyala
province, said 32 people had been wounded, in addition to the 45 bodies
he had received.

"We have taken back the labor union building from the resistance and we
are regaining control of the city," police Major Mohammed Ghani told
reporters.

Fuad said 25 policemen were killed when gunmen attacked the Tahrir and
Mafraq police stations in Baquba. Another 20 bodies had come in after a
similar attack on a police station in Buhriz, a village just south of
Baquba, he said.

Iraqi resistance also attacked a Diyala river bridge on a road linking
Baquba with the northeastern towns of Miqdadiya and Khanaqin.

They distributed leaflets warning people in Baquba to stay away from
government offices and schools.



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