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Submitted by unname1 on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 10:04
A total of 17 people were killed in separate attacks in Iraq on October 3, including a hostage-taking attack at a police station in the country's western province of Anbar, the police said.

The deadliest attack in the day occurred when a group of gunmen and suicide bombers wearing military uniforms broke into the police station within the local government compound of the town of al-Baghdadi, some 170km west of Baghdad.

One of the suicide bombers blew up his explosive belt at the entrance to the compound, while another bomber blew himself up inside the police station.

The attackers seized 14 hostages, including Mohanad Zbar Mutlag, mayor of the town, and Lieutenant Colonel Sadiq Aftan, chief of the police station, and holed up inside the compound.

About two hours later, an Iraqi army force teamed up with commandoes stormed the compound and brought the situation under control.

Five policemen were killed, including Aftan, the chief of the police station, while the troops rescued 13 other hostages, including the mayor of the town.

Meanwhile, gunmen using assault rifles attacked another police station in the city of Hit, some 150 km west of Baghdad, killing two policemen at a checkpoint outside the police station and abducted a third before they fled the scene.

In northern Iraq, gunmen in their car shot dead Lieutenant Colonel Sakout al-Jabari in southern the city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad.

Violence has been increased in the Iraqi cities as the Iraqi forces are preparing to take over control of security alone after the proposed departure of US troops by the end of the withdrawal deadline in 2011.

VOV/Xinhua

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