Suicide bomber kills civilian north of Baghdad

A suicide bomber blew up his car at an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint west of the town of Baiji today, killing himself and a…

A suicide bomber blew up his car at an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint west of the town of Baiji today, killing himself and a civilian and wounding two guardsmen.

Baiji, an oil-refining town 180 kilometres north of Baghdad, has seen frequent attacks by insurgents on US-led troops and Iraqi security forces.

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