Gunmen leave 15 dead in failed bid to storm Iraq’s central bank
Monday, June 14, 2010
GUNMEN trying to rob Iraq’s central bank battled security forces for hours after bombs ripped through a nearby area, leaving at least 15 people dead, the Iraqi military said.
A security official said initial reports indicated no money had been stolen from the bank’s vaults.
The violence began with a number of bombs that exploded within 10 minutes in a marketplace near the central bank compound in central Baghdad.
Violent robberies bearing hallmarks of politically motivated attacks have been on the rise, as sectarian violence ebbs.
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This appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Monday, June 14, 2010
