Suicide bomber kills seven in Mosul

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BAGHDAD, Mar 31 (AP): A suicide truck bomber plowed through a sandbag barrier to strike a police station in the northern city of Mosul Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding 17, police said.
It was the latest challenge to efforts by Iraqi forces to take over their own security as the United States prepares to withdraw all its forces by the end of 2011.
The bomber broke through the first checkpoint on the station's perimeter, which was made of sandbags, then detonated his explosives when he reached the concrete wall a few metres away from the building, according to local police.
The attack occurred about 6:30 am at the Mahta police station in central Mosul, police Maj Jassim al-Jubouri said.
He said the seven killed included four policemen and three civilians and most of the casualties were in the partly destroyed police station. Two hospital officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorised to release the information, confirmed the casualty toll.