Al-Qaeda claims responsibility
2004-08-09 17:03
Dubai - An Islamic website said the militant group of al-Qaeda's alleged chief in Iraq, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, had claimed Monday's suicide bomb blast north-east of Baghdad.
"One of the heroes of the Martyrs' Brigade struck this morning a group of policemen in Baquba, including the city's deputy governor, killing and wounding some of them," said the military arm of the Tawhid wal Jihad group (Unity and Holy War) in a statement.
The authenticity of the statement could not be verified.
Six Iraqis, including five policemen, were killed and 16 wounded, including a provincial government official, in the suicide car bombing on Monday near the restive city of Baquba, police said.
- AFP