Female bomber kills three as Iraqi policemen shot dead by U.S. fire

Published March 19th, 2008 - 11:25 GMT

Iraqi police said a woman suicide bomber has killed three people and injured 12 in an attack near a bus terminal northeast of Baghdad. A senior police officer said the attack occurred Wednesday morning in a commercial area of Balad Ruz in the Diyala province.

 

Meanwhile, American soldiers shot dead three Iraqi policemen by mistake in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. A US military statement described the incident as a "tragic accident." According to Reuters, three Iraqi policemen died and one was wounded during the incident in Kirkuk province on Wednesday.