Bomber strikes Baghdad police station, killing at least 20
IHT, via The Associated Press, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2005
BAGHDAD A suicide car bomber driving a truck loaded with explosives slammed into a Baghdad police station Sunday, killing at least 20 people and wounding another 30, police said.
The attacker detonated his deadly charge at the Rashad police station in the eastern neighborhood of Mashtal around 2:50 p.m., said Capt. Mahir Abdul Satar. The vehicle crashed into concrete barriers surrounding the police station.
Six cars, including two police cars, were seen burning and several nearby shops were damaged, police officials said. Body parts lay scattered throughout the explosion area.
BAGHDAD A suicide car bomber driving a truck loaded with explosives slammed into a Baghdad police station Sunday, killing at least 20 people and wounding another 30, police said.
The attacker detonated his deadly charge at the Rashad police station in the eastern neighborhood of Mashtal around 2:50 p.m., said Capt. Mahir Abdul Satar. The vehicle crashed into concrete barriers surrounding the police station.
Six cars, including two police cars, were seen burning and several nearby shops were damaged, police officials said. Body parts lay scattered throughout the explosion area.
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