Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 20070610-14
June 10, 2007

Vigilant IPs prevent SVEST attacks in Baqouba
Multinational Division – North PAO

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Iraqi Police killed two insurgents wearing suicide vests at a
checkpoint near an education facility in Baqouba, preventing dozens of casualties,
June 9.

The Iraqi Police station in Baqouba reported that at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
two men wearing suicide vests approached an IP checkpoint. When the first individual
failed to yield to warnings IP shot the insurgent. This caused his vest to explode,
injuring one IP, who later died of his wounds.

The concussion of the first explosion detonated the second SVEST, and killed
the other insurgent, there were no additional injuries to IPs or civilians. A third
pedestrian wearing an SVEST was later killed in the same area.

“I am proud of my IPs, as this means that they are doing their job correctly,” said
Maj. Gen. Ghanem Al Qureshy, Provincial Director of Police for Diyala. “Just last week I
passed through the checkpoint and stopped and talked with the IPs. I asked them to
remain vigilant and ready for anything. Today they were.”

All casualties were transported to Baqouba General Hospital.

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