Iraqi Prison Bus Attacked, 60 Dead

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Jumat, 19 Oktober 2018 19:41 WIB

Russian Sukhoi SU-25 planes are seen on the tarmac at the al-Muthanna Iraqi military base in Baghdad airport in Baghdad (7/5). REUTERS/Stringer

TEMPO.CO, Abu Ghraib – At least 60 people have died after suicide bombers and fighters attacked a bus transferring convicts from a prison north of Baghdad.

"At least 60 people, prisoners and policemen, were killed in a suicide attack followed by several IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and shooting," an Interior Ministry official told the AFP news agency.

Al Jazeera reported the attack took place at about 4 in the morning, local time. About 50 prisoners, mostly convicted of terrorism, were among the dead, many of them burnt beyond recognition.

The attack came just hours before Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, was to hold talks with Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi prime minister, in an effort to boost international mobilization against self-declared armed groups operating in the country.

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