Tuesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded

by , December 07, 2010

Updated at 8:41 p.m. EST, Dec. 7, 2010

At least seven Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in violence that mostly occurred in the capital. Meanwhile, Iraqiya leader Ayad Allawi warned that "power sharing is not happening" and threatened to quit the new government unless meaningful change happens. A senior U.S. embassy added another threat by cautioning the Iraqis against giving the Sadrists certain ministry positions. Should they ignore the advice, the United States could cut back on aid to them.

In Baghdad, three intelligence officers were wounded in one central Baghdad blast, while four civilians were wounded in a second bombing. Six policemen and officers were wounded in a roadside blast in Saidiya. Gunmen killed a municipal general director and wounded his driver in Amiriya. A bomb wounded two civilians in Doura. A police officer was shot dead last night in Shula. Mortars fell in the Green Zone.

A bomb wounded two civilians in Tal Afar. A bomb in a computer shop killed one person and wounded three others.

In Abu Ghraib, two soliders were killed in a bomb explosion. Gunmen killed a policeman.

A contractor’s body was discovered in Khadraa.

In Mosul, a bomb left at the entrance of a school wounded three people, including two teachers. Police arrested a man carrying a gun and a hand grenade.

In and around Kirkuk, 20 suspects were detained.

Twenty-five suspects were captured across Diyala province.

Five suspects were arrested across Babel province.

In Wassit province, a suspected al-Qaeda emir was captured.

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