BAGHDAD-
Iraqi officials say militants have stormed a government building in a city north of Baghdad, killing at least six people.
Police officers say two suicide bombers first blew themselves up on Tuesday at the entrance to the local council in Samara, paving the way for five other attackers to storm inside after detonating a parked car bomb.
The officers say security forces quickly arrived at the scene, besieged the building and after a two-hour gun battle, killed all the attackers and freed an unspecified number of people who had been trapped inside.
Among those killed in the attack were three policemen and at least three civilians. The officials say 34 people were wounded. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to media.