SAMARRA, Iraq
At least 82 people were killed and 85 others were injured Monday in two separate attacks that targeted military facilities in western Iraq, police and military sources told Anadolu Agency.
An Iraqi police officer said 37 people were killed and 55 others were injured in a suicide attack in Anbar province.
The dead and injured were all members of the Iraqi security forces, including senior officers. The attack targeted the headquarters of the Third Brigade in north Fallujah.
“The explosive-laden army vehicle was an army personnel carrier,” the police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said. "The explosion led to the destruction of 12 police vehicles and the destruction of large parts of the building. The attack led to large financial and human losses on the part of the Iraqi forces.”
Earlier in the day, at least 45 people were killed in a separate attack in western Iraq after a military tank exploded inside an army warehouse, military sources told the Anadolu Agency.
The sources also said more than 30 people were injured in the attack in Tharthara area, west of Samarra city.
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