BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Iraqi officials say gunmen stormed a university west of Baghdad and are holding dozens of students hostage.
The attack took place Saturday morning at Anbar University near the provincial capital Ramadi in the restive Anbar province. The gunmen say they have detained dozens of students inside the university dormitory.
Since late December, parts of the province have been controlled by Islamic extremists and other anti-government militants. They include a group called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. The ISIL has carried out scores of deadly attacks on the country’s border.
It was not immediately clear if the ISIL are behind the university attack.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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