Rebels Kill 45 in Attacks in Iraq's Baquba

BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Insurgent attacks and clashes killed 45 people in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Tuesday, a hospital morgue official said.

Guerrillas attacked three police stations and a river bridge in the city, 40 miles northeast of Baghdad, and fought gunbattles with Iraqi police and National Guards.


The attacks came as U.S.-led forces were storming into the rebel stronghold of Falluja, west of Baghdad.


Ahmed Fuad, in charge of the main morgue in Baquba, capital of Diyala province, said 32 people had been wounded, in addition to the 45 bodies he had received.


"We have taken back the labor union building from the insurgents and we are regaining control of the city," police Major Mohammed Ghani told reporters.

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