Bomb kills at least 26 in Italian police base

A SUICIDE bomb attack at the headquarters of Italy’s paramilitary police in southern Nasiriyah yesterday killed at least 26 people — including 18 Italians — and possibly left others trapped in the debris.

A police officer at the scene said two suicide bombers were aboard the tanker lorry that was driven into the Italian base.

"One of them opened fire on the guards , as the other person was driving the vehicle," said the policeman asking not to be identified.