Six people were killed Saturday in northern Iraq when gunmen raided a money exchange office and stole more than $3 million, police told CNN.
Three office staffers and three customers were killed in the attack, which occurred in the Diyala province city of Baquba, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Baghdad.The gunmen stole about 4 billion Iraqi dinars ($3.4 million U.S. dollars), Interior Ministry officials said.
They later drove to the home of money exchange office's owner, and left a car that exploded when a police patrol came to the scene. Nine officers were wounded.Iraqi security forces were searching for the perpetrators.Militant groups like al Qaeda in Iraq have carried out similar attacks before.
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