18 die in attacks on Iraqi police posts

Rebels launched multiple attacks on Iraqi police posts around the city of Tikrit, killing 18 policemen and injuring three, while a car bomb in northern Baghdad injured nine people, Iraqi and US officials said today.

Arkan Mohammed, a government official in Tikrit, said 12 policemen died when gunmen attacked a station 12 miles) south of the city, Saddam Hussein’s hometown.