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BAGHDAD (Thomson Financial) - Gunmen dressed in Iraqi military uniforms murdered 29 villagers overnight in the restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, an Iraqi military spokesman told Agence France-Presse.Armed men stormed Duwailiyah and killed men, women and children, Colonel Raghib Rawi al-Omaili, spokesman for the Iraqi military in Diyala said.'Twenty-nine villagers were killed and four were wounded in the terrorist attack on the village of Duwailiyah,' he said, adding that the victims included women and children.'The gunmen were wearing Iraqi military uniforms to confuse the victims.'tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comejp/slmCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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