Militants attacked the Central Bank of Iraq

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BEIJING, June 14 Xinhua coach outlet news, the Central Bank of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, was a group of 13 militants posing as military attack, police exchanged fire with the mob more than three hours, the incident has caused 26 people dead, 60 injured Most of the Central Bank staff.

At 14:50 local time. The assailant was wearing a military uniform, walked around the Central Bank of Iraq, who then detonated a bomb. Within 8 minutes later, another explosion occurred eight times. Gunmen wearing military uniforms, occupied the same bank building, and police exchange of fire, and hijacked a large number of hostages. Snipers occupied the roof, police helicopters hovered overhead.

Baghdad, Maj. Gen. Atta, the military said the army and the police are surrounded by gunmen, saying the other is a terrorist. But he said not yet clear purpose other attacks.

Iraqi military spokesman said they judged that the attack was al-Qaida, no property damage, in addition to the United States and Iraq, the Iraqi central bank money in addition to a gold deposit.

Iraqi military spokesman said that this was a politically motivated robbery, look through careful planning, and bank a few hundred meters away from a parking lot outside, at the same time of the cheap coach bags.

This is the highest since the financial institutions for Iraq attack, the United States was worried that is scheduled to start before the end of the withdrawal, can proceed as scheduled. Iraq's parliamentary elections held in March, process and outcome of controversial, the new Congress convenes today, the new government formation process, may have to drag on for months, the political stalemate to national stability, but also adds a number of unfavorable factors , Chen Ji guerrilla group to expand its sphere of influence.

Over the past year, the guerrilla forces have repeatedly attacked the government agencies, as the U.S. withdrawal date approaches, the armed faction of the antenna, but also deepening the heart of Iraq.

In addition, the city 350 km north of Baghdad(coach handbags), Mosul, and violence, two policemen were shot dead insurgents.