29 killed in car bomb blasts

At least 29 people were killed and another 40 injured when insurgents set off at least two car bombs and attacked a police station in a bloody assault on the Iraqi town of Samarra today.

The US military said a total of 17 policemen and 12 Iraq civilians were killed during multiple ”desperate” attacks throughout the town. Another 23 people and 17 policemen were injured, the military said.