Insurgents focus efforts on damaging crucial pipelines
Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times
Sunday, December 9, 2007
(12-09) 04:00 PST Baghdad —
A truck bomb killed at least six police officers and wounded 16 people Saturday in the northern oil hub of Beiji, the second attack in two days to take aim at Iraq’s most lucrative industry.
The blast in the city about 155 miles north of Baghdad was also the latest reminder of an apparent move by insurgents to step up attacks in the north of the country after being pushed out of the capital by an increased presence of troops.