11 Iraqi police killed in drive-by attack

Gunmen in two cars opened fire on a minibus taking policemen back to their station, killing 11 officers and a civilian in Baqouba.

The attack was launched after the policemen had been told that a trip to a training camp had been postponed, said an officer,

Eleven policemen were killed as well as the civilian driver, said Qaisar Hamid of Baqouba General Hospital.

Two others were wounded he said.