- BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) -
Insurgents attacked three police stations in the town of Baquba northeast
of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 25 policemen and wounding many more, police
said.
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- They said the attacks had hit the Wahda, Tahrir and Mafraq
police stations in the city, 65 km (40 miles) from the Iraqi capital.
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- Insurgents also attacked a key bridge on a road linking
Baquba with the northeastern towns of Miqdadiya and Khanaqin.
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- They distributed leaflet warning people in Baquba should
stay away from government offices and schools.
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- The attacks occurred as U.S.-led forces were storming
into the rebel stronghold of Falluja, west of Baghdad.
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