"I confirm that 15 policemen and two translators were killed," said Major General Abed Khudhir Al-Tahir, head of Basra's security committee. "We are currently investigating the driver in bid to find the actual culprits."
The murders will be seen as a huge setback for British efforts to pacify southern Iraq, which hinges on training Iraqi security forces to enable them to take over responsibility for an area rife with illegal militia groups.
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