Roadside Bomb Kills Iraq Police Chief
Dec 9, 12:43 PM (ET)
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD (AP) - A roadside bomb struck a convoy carrying the police chief of a predominantly Shiite province south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing him and two of his bodyguards, authorities said.
Two southern provincial governors were killed earlier in August - Gov. Mohammed Ali al-Hassani of Muthanna and Gov. Khalil Jalil Hamza in neighboring Qadasiyah province, raising fears of a violent power struggle. The provincial police chief also was killed in the Qadasiyah attack.
"We believe there will be a secure, stable Diyala in months to come," said Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, a chief U.S. military spokesman.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
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