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AFGHANISTAN: 11 DIE IN SUICIDE BOMB December 7, 2006
Zainab Osman
(SomaliNet) A suicide car bomber killed 11 civilians in an attack on a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan Thursday, the death toll rising in one of the U.S. military's deadliest times. At least seven Iraqis, six policemen and a 7-year-old girl were killed in a series of bombings and shootings.
The military released details about five of the other troops killed on Wednesday, saying they were Task Force Lightning soldiers who were struck by a roadside bomb while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of the northern city of Kirkuk in Afghanistan. The U.S. military gave no further details about identities or the other deaths, pending notification of relatives.
The attacks followed a particularly bloody weekend and raised to at least 31 the number of U.S. troops who have died in the first week of this month. At least 69 troops were killed in November and 105 soldiers were killed in October, the highest monthly toll since January 2005.
At least 75 people were killed or found dead across Iraq on Wednesday, including 48 whose bullet-riddled bodies were found in different parts of the capital.
Gunmen also broke into a school in western Baghdad, killing its Sunni headmaster in his office, and then instructing teachers not to return, an Iraqi army officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to security concerns.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Tuesday urged university professors and students to ignore a Sunni Arab insurgent group's warnings to avoid class, calling them "desperate attempts."