Via the AP: Two Female Suicide Bombers Kill 27 in Iraq
Two women strapped with explosives blew themselves up at Baghdad’s police academy on Tuesday, killing 27 people and wounding 32, the U.S. military said.The women blew themselves up in a classroom filled with students, the statement from Task Force Baghdad said.
How awful.
And, yet another example of targeting not the US presence, but the Iraqi attempt at state-building.
Iraqi insurgents have concentrated their attacks against Iraqi security forces. Tuesday’s attack was the deadliest against Iraqi forces since Feb. 28, when a suicide car bomber attacked mostly Shiite police and National Guard recruits in Hillah, killing 125.Sphere: Related Content
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December 6th, 2005 at 8:44 am
Female Suicide Bombers Hit Baghdad Police Academy
Two female suicide bombers killed 27 and wounded 32 at Baghdad’s police academy this morning. Early speculation is that the bombers were themselves students at the academy.
Two Female Suicide Bombers Kill 27 in Iraq (AP)
Two women strapped …
December 6th, 2005 at 9:11 am
Two Women Suicide Bombers Blow Themselves Up In Baghdad Police Academy Classroom
It remains unclear how the two women were able to breach heavy security in place around the academy, where roads have been sealed off by Iraqi police in a bid to prevent such bombings. … there’s something both sad and ironic about the gender that g…
December 6th, 2005 at 12:13 pm
You must be under the impression that the Iraqi police are an independent organization as opposed to the face of the US presence in Iraq.
December 6th, 2005 at 1:39 pm
Just another day in neo-con paradise.