Gunmen ambushed a police patrol in western Iraq, killing eight policemen and wounding one, police and hospital officials said Saturday. The attack happened late Friday in the Anbar provincial capital of Ramadi, Dr. Munim al-Kubaisi and Dr. Mohammed al-Ani said. The area is an insurgent stronghold and the police officers were assigned to protect highways on the city's outskirts, according to a report of The Associated Press.
