At least six Iraqis killed by suicide bomber

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber dressed as a policeman killed at least six people on Saturday when he blew himself up outside a police recruitment centre north east of Baghdad, an Iraqi army source said.

The source said 30 people were wounded when the bomber detonated his explosives beside a queue of people waiting to enter the recruitment office.

A separate witness said the death toll was much higher from the attack in al-Muqdadiya, 90 km (50 miles) north east of Baghdad.

The town is in Diyala province, where thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops have launched a major drive against Sunni Islamist al Qaeda militants, blamed for devastating suicide attacks which have tipped the country to towards a civil war.

(editing by Richard Balmforth