Iraq police bus attack kills 13 (police recruits)

[Barrett808]

At least 13 police recruits have been killed in an attack on two buses near the northern Iraqi city of Baquba.

The buses, transporting 80 volunteers, came under attack from insurgents near the town of Muradiya, Diyala province.

A roadside bomb killed one recruit and 12 died in small-arms fire. About 24 were injured and a number abducted.

The attack comes as Iraq sees a surge of violence and in the wake of remarks by a senior US official who said the US had shown "arrogance and stupidity".

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