Saturday 19 February 2005, 11:51 Makka Time, 8:51 GMT
According to an official a member of the Iraqi National Guard and a civillian were killed by a suicide bomber in Baquba, a city northeast of Baghdad, on Saturday.
The source also reported that the bomber died in the attack and three civillians, along with another National Guard, were wounded.
Another police officer refferred that the Diyala province army commander just joined the Headquarters.
"General Hid Ayad went through the checkpoint, followed a little later by a Chevrolet, which the driver detonated," said a Guard present in the moment of the attack.
Baquba is situated about 60 km in the northeast of the Iraqi capital, it's a mixed Shia/Sunni area and the attack has to be considered as an attempt from the Sunnis fighters to ruin the Shia celebration of the Ashura day.
Il Romanaccio at 10:34 AM
