Suicide attack kills 18 in Iraq oasis town: officials

Karbala, Aug 29 (AFP) Five attackers armed with suicidevests, rifles and grenades killed 18 people in the Iraqi oasistown of Ain al-Tamer, southwest of Baghdad, local officialssaid today. "They were carrying Kalashnikovs, hand grenades. One ofthem blew himself up and the others were killed by thesecurity forces," the head of the central Euphrates operationscommand, Qais Khalaf, said. A member of the local council and a source at theprovincial health directorate confirmed the death toll in theattack that took place late on Sunday and said at least 26people were also wounded. (AFP)AMS