Baghdad: At least nine people including eight police recruits were killed after gunmen ambushed a bus carrying policemen to a training center north of the Iraqi capital on Thursday.
According to reports, police said that eleven unarmed Iraqi recruits were heading from the northern city of Mosul to a training course when gunmen driving two cars blocked the way and opened fire on their mini-bus in a village just outside Taji, 20 km (12 miles) from Baghdad.
“The shooting at their car was intense… eight of them were killed immediately, plus the driver, and another two were wounded and their wounds are critical,” said Captain Muqdam Ali.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have been redoubling their efforts to undermine Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government and foment inter-communal conflict this year.
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