A guard caught a woman planting a bomb next to a primary school in Iraq on Monday, while two blasts killed four Sahwa anti-Al-Qaeda fighters, officials said.
The woman was trying to plant a bomb next to the wall of a school in Madain, south of Baghdad, but
was discovered by one of the school’s guards, who turned her over to the army with the help of a second guard, an interior ministry official said.The woman was trying to plant a bomb next to the wall of a school in Madain, south of Baghdad, but
The attempted bombing came a day after a suicide bombers attacked a primary school and a nearby police station in northern Iraq, killing 18 people, including 10 children.
A total of 36 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday.
North of the capital, two roadside bombs killed four Sahwa anti-Al-Qaeda fighters and wounded five on Monday.
The Sahwa, who joined forces with the United States from late 2006 and helped bring about a sharp reduction in violence in Iraq, are frequently targeted by Sunni militants, who consider them to be traitors.
AFP
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