Suicide bomber wounds 8 US soldiers in Baqouba

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 20: The US military says a suicide bomber has wounded eight US soldiers visiting the mayor of violence-wracked Baqouba city. [break]



Iraqi security officials say the bomber was wearing a police uniform and also injured at least nine civilians in Monday´s attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.



The attack came as soldiers held talks with the mayor in central Baqouba, the capital of Diyala province north of Baghdad. The area remains one of the centers for the Sunni insurgency despite an overall drop in violence around the country.



It was not immediately clear whether the attacker was a member of Iraqi security forces or was disguised as a police officer.

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