Five policemen were killed in a suicide car bombing on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

Five policemen were killed in a suicide car bombing on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

Officials said the suicide attack targeted a police facility, killing five policemen.
An Iraqi army doctor confirmed the toll.

A police officer said the bomber detonated the explosives-rigged vehicle in west Mosul at about 12:30 pm (0930 GMT).

 Meanwhile in Baquba, north of Baghdad, a sniper killed a Sahwa anti-Qaeda militia member, according to police officer and a doctor.