Attack on bus in Iraq kills over 50 prisoners, nine policemen

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July 24, 2014 at 6:50 AM

A view of a burnt bus in Taji, north of Baghdad July 24, 2014. A shooting and bombing attack on a bus near Baghdad killed 52 prisoners and nine policemen on Thursday, Ministry of Justice sources said, as politicians faced pressure to form a power-sharing government that can tackle a Sunni insurgency. The bus was transporting prisoners from a military base in the town of Taji to Baghdad when it was hit by roadside bombs, the sources said. Gunmen then opened fire. The attack left a burned shell of the vehicle along a rural road. (REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)

People look at a burnt bus in Taji, north of Baghdad July 24, 2014. A shooting and bombing attack on a bus near Baghdad killed 52 prisoners and nine policemen on Thursday, Ministry of Justice and medical sources said, the latest in a string of assaults on prisoners in Iraq. The motive for Thursday's killings was not immediately clear but Iraqi security forces and government affiliated Shi'ite militias appear to have unlawfully executed at least 255 prisoners over the past month in apparent revenge for killings by Sunni militants, according to Human Rights Watch. The bus was transporting prisoners from a military base in the town of Taji to Baghdad when it was hit by roadside bombs, the sources said. Gunmen then opened fire. (REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)

An Iraqi man inspects a destroyed prisoner transport bus in the town of Taji, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

People inspect a destroyed prisoner transport bus in the town of Taji, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 24, 2014. Gunmen attacked a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad on Thursday, setting off a gunbattle with troops in which scores of prisoners and several soldiers were killed, brutally underscoring Iraq’s instability as lawmakers convened to elect a new president. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

A view of a burnt bus in Taji, north of Baghdad July 24, 2014. A shooting and bombing attack on a bus near Baghdad killed 52 prisoners and nine policemen on Thursday, Ministry of Justice sources said, as politicians faced pressure to form a power-sharing government that can tackle a Sunni insurgency. The bus was transporting prisoners from a military base in the town of Taji to Baghdad when it was hit by roadside bombs, the sources said. Gunmen then opened fire. The attack left a burned shell of the vehicle along a rural road. (REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)

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A shooting and bombing attack on a bus near Baghdad killed 52 prisoners and nine policemen on Thursday, Ministry of Justice and medical sources said, the latest in a string of assaults on prisoners in Iraq.

The motive for Thursday's killings was not immediately clear but Iraqi security forces and government affiliated Shi'ite militias appear to have unlawfully executed at least 255 prisoners over the past month in apparent revenge for killings by Sunni militants, according to Human Rights Watch. (Reuters)

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