Balad, Iraq: Suicide truck bomb hits checkpoint killing 6

A boy stands at the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad July 30, 2007. A car bomb killed six people in central Baghdad and wounded 31 others on Monday, police said, the first bombing in the capital since Iraq's historic soccer win in the Asian Cup brought a brief respite in the violence ravaging the country. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)



Suicide truck bomb hits security checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing six

A suicide truck bomb struck an Iraqi army and police checkpoint near a town in Salahudin province north of Baghdad on Sunday, killing six security members and wounding four, a provincial police source said.
"A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden truck into a joint Iraqi army and police checkpoint in the afternoon near the town of Balad, 80 km north of Baghdad, killing six soldiers and policemen, " the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Insurgents often attack Iraqi security forces, accusing them of collaborating with the U.S. occupation.

Source: Xinhua