18 killed, 50 wounded in Habaniya suicide attack

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Casualties of the suicide bombing attack that took place at al-Habaniya base rose to 18 deaths and 50 injuries, a medic from the Ramadi Hospital said on Thursday, estimating the death toll is likely to rise as 10 of the wounded are in a critical condition. “The 18 dead victims are Iraqi army servicemen,” Dr. Kadhum Hameed told IraqiNews.com news agency. Earlier, a security source said that at least 11 army soldiers were killed and 40 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside al-Habaniya base in western Falluja city. Falluja is 45 km west of Baghdad, while Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar, is 110 km west of Baghdad. MH (P)/AmR 1