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'Female bomber' kills six in Iraq | |
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A woman suicide bomber has killed six people at a bus station in Balad Ruz in Diyala province, Iraqi police say. | |
A recent increase in attacks by female suicide bombers is partly due to the ease of concealing explosives under their clothing, correspondents say. | |
One of the dead was a policeman, a local officer said, and 12 more people were wounded including three policemen. | |
Elsewhere, US troops shot dead three Iraqi policemen by mistake near the northern city of Kirkuk. | |
If the attacker's identity is confirmed, it would be the eighth female perpetrator of a suicide bombing this year. | |
A US military statement described the incident in Kirkuk as a tragic accident, which was sincerely regretted. | |
The soldiers are thought to have opened fire after feeling threatened when the police drove at high speed into an area which had been cordoned off. | The soldiers are thought to have opened fire after feeling threatened when the police drove at high speed into an area which had been cordoned off. |
US and Iraqi forces launched major security operation in Kirkuk in November last year targeting alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq militants. | |
No regrets | |
The latest deaths come a day before the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, which has been battered by continuous violence since then. | |
President George W Bush is marking the date with a speech at the Pentagon in which he is expected to say he has no doubts about launching the war and toppling Saddam Hussein, despite the high cost in lives. | |
Nearly 4,000 US military personnel have died in Iraq as have more than 170 from Britain. | |
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been killed, though there are no precise figures, and estimates vary widely. | |
Anti-war demonstrations are also expected in Washington. | |
Mr Bush is expected to warn against any retreat after recent improvements in security fuelled by the increase of 30,000 US troops in violence-hit areas. |
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