Iraq policeman dies shielding recruits, attacks kill 21

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What a brave man -- trying to save others and sacrificing his own life!!!

Iraq policeman dies shielding recruits, attacks kill 21
By W.G. Dunlop
April 17, 2014 1:06 PM

...Baghdad (AFP) - An Iraqi policeman sacrificed himself to shield army recruits from a suicide bomber northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, as attacks mainly targeting security personnel killed 21 people nationwide, officials said.

AFPIraq attacks kill 18 on anniversary of Baghdad fallAFPThe violence comes as Iraq suffers a protracted surge in bloodshed that has killed more than 2,650 people this year despite wide-ranging security operations against militants.

In Baladruz, northeast of Baghdad, policeman Raad Kadhim Hattab threw his arms around a suicide bomber who was trying to target an army recruitment centre, the interior ministry said.

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