BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — At least 34 Iraqi police officers were killed and at least 48 more wounded Monday when an ISIS fighter drove a tank rigged with explosives into a joint Iraqi security forces base about 28 kilometers (17 miles) southwest of Samarra, two security officials told CNN.
The attack happened at 3 a.m. local time. A medical source at a Balad hospital confirmed the deaths and number of those injured.
Security officials said that guards stationed at the base’s entrance fired at the tank but couldn’t stop it.
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