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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 03 > Bomber kills at least 23 tribal leaders

Bomber kills at least 23 tribal leaders

By Ned Parker and Ali Hameed / The Bulletin
January 3, 2009

BAGHDAD — The Sunni and Shiite tribesmen had come from across Iraq to turn the page on the fratricidal violence that tore Iraq apart in the years after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

But as they met Friday, an 18-year-old Sunni member of the tribe blew himself up, killing 23 tribal....

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