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| Baghdad police attack 'kills 28' | Baghdad police attack 'kills 28' |
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| A suicide bomber has killed 28 people at a police recruitment centre in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say. | A suicide bomber has killed 28 people at a police recruitment centre in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say. |
| At least 57 other people were wounded in the attack, which was reported to have been carried out by a bomber who drove his motorcycle into a crowd. | At least 57 other people were wounded in the attack, which was reported to have been carried out by a bomber who drove his motorcycle into a crowd. |
| The victims were queuing outside the academy when the bomber struck. | The victims were queuing outside the academy when the bomber struck. |
| The level of violence in Iraq has dipped significantly since 2007, but it remains a feature of daily life for many Iraqis. | |
| At least 12 people died two days ago when a car bomb exploded at a cattle market in Babil province. | At least 12 people died two days ago when a car bomb exploded at a cattle market in Babil province. |
| The BBC's Mike Sergeant says that although there has been a substantial decline in the violence in Iraq, it does not appear such attacks are ending altogether. | The BBC's Mike Sergeant says that although there has been a substantial decline in the violence in Iraq, it does not appear such attacks are ending altogether. |
| There are still almost daily violent incidents in Baghdad. | |
| Explosives belt | Explosives belt |
| Police recruitment centres have been a popular target for insurgents. | Police recruitment centres have been a popular target for insurgents. |
| The attack happened at about 1000 (0700 GMT) in "the middle of a crowd outside the [police] academy on Palestine Street", a police official told AFP news agency. | |
| Reports suggest the bomber detonated a belt of explosives as he drove into a line of people waiting at the back entrance to the academy. Some of the dead were policemen, while others were police recruits and civilians. | |
| The reported death toll quickly rose, making this the deadliest suicide strike reported in Iraq for nearly a month. | |
| The academy has been targeted before. In 2005 two female suicide bombers attacked the same building, killing 40 people. | |
| Iraq has massively expanded its police and military forces over recent years as the government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki seeks to ensure local forces can provide security. | |
| US President Barack Obama says the US "combat mission" in Iraq will end by August 2010, with two-thirds of American troops scheduled to leave by that point. |