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Six Iraqis killed, 12 injured in bomb blast

BAGHDAD, April 4 (KUNA) -- Six Iraqis were killed and 12 were injured in a bomb-strapped car explosion that targetted a police convoy travelling in the Salahiddine Province, north of Baghdad on Wednesday. According to medical sources, all of the victims are civilian.
Senior Iraqi police officer, Colonel Qandeel Al-Jabbouri was part of the convoy, and is seen as the target of the blast, said a security source.
The police district chief had attended the disarming of an improvised explosive device in a nearby area shortly before the blast, which occurred only 30m away.
This the second time the police officer escapes an attempt on his life unscathed, this year. (end) mhg.sd KUNA 041554 Apr 12NNNN