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Topic started on 24-10-2004 @ 04:34 AM by 0951
An ambush on Iraqi army recruits has left 49 dead. Many of the recruits were reportedly killed execution-style. A statement posted on the internet purportedly by a group led by al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the attack.




news.bbc.co.uk
The bodies of 49 Iraqi army soldiers have been found near the town of Baquba, north-east of Baghdad, according to police.

The bodies were laid out in four rows with about 12 bodies in each row, Gen Walid Al-Assawi, commander of the Diyala provincial police, has said.

Thirty-seven bodies were found on Saturday, and another 12 on Sunday.


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www.theage.com.au...

"Police said insurgents appeared to have intercepted the soldiers as they were travelling home on leave since many were from the southern provinces."



[edit on 24-10-2004 by Banshee]
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