27 die as bombers strike

2005-12-06 14:10

Baghdad - At least 27 Iraqi police officers and cadets were killed on Tuesday when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a Baghdad police academy classroom, the US military said.

"Two suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi police academy in east Baghdad around 09:45 GMT," said the US military.

According to initial reports, at least 27 police officers and academy students were killed and another 32 wounded in the attack, which comes just nine days before Iraq holds parliamentary elections, it said.

"Two females, each wearing a suicide vest, walked into a classroom at the academy and detonated in the midst of students," the statement said.

- AFP