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BAGHDAD, Dec 31 (KUNA) -- A suicide bomber drove a minibus and detonated it
near Al-Tarmiya Awakening Council targeting its members, Iraqi security
sources said on Monday.
The attack came 24 hours after Al-Qeada leader Osama Bin-Laden warned the
Iraqi Sunnis against joining the pro-government awakening councils.
The attack took place at a check point controlled by Al-Tarmiya Awakening
Council, chairman of the council Imad Saeed told Kuwait News Agency.
The explosion rocked the city and killed five members of the council. Two
other members are still missing.
On the other hand, a police officer said the attack claim nine lives; four
of who were schools students and the rest were council members. It also
injured 12 other persons, he added.
Imad Saeed accused Al-Qeada Organization in Iraq of perpetrating the attack
saying "the beneficiaries of this explosion is the Al-Qaeda organization,
which does not find favor in restoring stability in Tarmiya".(end)
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