Security Summary: October 8, 2007

Above: A man grieves over a coffin after a U.S. raid supported by helicopters killed at least 2 civilians today in Baghdad.

NEAR SAMARRA - A suicide car bomber killed 10 civilians and wounded eight people, including three policemen, in an attack on a police station near the city of Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

ANBAR PROVINCE - A U.S. Marine died in combat operations in Anbar province, the U.S. military said.

BAIJI - A U.S. soldier died from wounds suffered in combat operations on Friday near Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

HAWIJA - A roadside bomb killed one policeman and wounded two in Hawija, 70 km (43 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, police said.

BAGHDAD - Four explosions occurred near the Polish embassy in central Baghdad, a Polish diplomat said. He said there were no injuries or serious damage at the embassy. Police said a car bomb near the embassy killed two people and wounded five.

NEAR TIKRIT - A suicide truck bomber killed three people and wounded 13 at a police checkpoint near the city of Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed four people and wounded 10, including four women and three children, near the Technology University in central Baghdad, police said. Another police source said it was a roadside bomb attack.

BAGHDAD - U.S. forces killed five gunmen and detained three suspected Iranian-backed "Special Groups" members during a raid in the Shi'ite Sadr City district of northeastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed one person and wounded six in the al-Kamaliya district of eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded four people in the northwestern Kadhimiya district of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Six bodies were found in different areas of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb targeting a U.S. patrol wounded two civilians in eastern Baghdad, police said.

From Reuters/Alternet