10 Iraqi Policemen Killed South of Baghdad

[Barrett808]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Ten policemen, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in two separate attacks south of Baghdad, police said Tuesday.

Rebels opened fire on a group of policemen as they were returning to Baghdad from Mahmoudiyah, 20 miles south of the capital Monday, said Brig. Ali al-Musaw. Lt. Col. Abdul-Latif Metasher Nejm was killed along with a major and five other policemen, he said.

In Latifiyah, five miles further south, three policemen were shot dead Monday as they stopped at a gas station, said policeman Faez Nasser.

There was one survivor who told authorities the assailants took $1 million from their vehicle, Nasser said. It was not clear why the police had this amount of money in their possession.

The 15-mile stretch of road in which the two attacks took place is regarded as one of the most dangerous in Iraq (news - web sites) after a series of high-profile kidnappings and deadly ambushes targeting foreign journalists and prominent politicians.

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[jmcgowanjm]

1. why admit to having the $1million? n/t