5 Iraqi policemen killed, 4 others injured

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Five Iraqi policemen have been killed and 4 others were injured in an armed attack on a checkpoint in Ramadi city, the center of Anbar Province, along with 3 armed men that were also killed in the clash between both sides, an Anbar police source reported on Saturday. “A group of armed men have attacked a checkpoint in Taamim district west of Ramadi, using light and middle-size weapons, killing 5 policemen and wounding 4 others, who were drive to hospital for treatment,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The police source said that “the police forces returned fire, killing 3 of the armed men, among those who launched the attack, whilst the police forces imposed a cordone around the area of the attack, searching for other attackers, who escaped for an unknown destination.” Ramadi, the center of Anbar Province, is 110 km to the west of Baghdad. SKH (TP)133