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BAGHDAD — A jailbreak today in the western city of Ramadi by suspected al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents led to the deaths of six police officers and seven prisoners, police said.

Maj. Gen. Tariq Yousif, the police chief of Anbar province, of which Ramadi is the capital, said four prisoners also escaped from the city's al-Forsan police station after a riot. The U.S. military said it had the same numbers for killed and wounded but said only three escaped.

According to Yousif, the incident started when a prisoner held in a cell with 11 others asked a guard to allow him to go to the bathroom. When the guard opened the cell door, the prisoners pulled him in, grabbed his assault rifle and killed him, then attacked other police. Some of the detainees managed to escape in the ensuing riot.

The police chief said the prisoners were all suspected insurgents of the group al-Qaida in Iraq. A curfew was imposed in the city, 70 miles west of Baghdad as police searched for the escapees. No other details were immediately available.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan canceled leave for members of its armed forces today, beefing up its military strength in case of conflict with India over the deadly Mumbai attacks, a senior military official said.The military remains on alert, but it has not moved additional troops to the Indian border, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.In response, India said it had not canceled any time off for its military.Both nuclear-armed neighbors have said they hope to avoid military conflict over last month's attacks, which killed more than 160 people. But Pakistan promised to respond aggressively if India uses force, an option the Indian government has not ruled out as it presses its neighbor to crack down on the Pakistan-based terrorist group it blames for the attacks.

CONAKRY, Guinea — Allies of Guinea's longtime dictator mourned him in parliament today, but the leaders of the coup that followed his death did not attend the eulogy, raising questions about their control of the country.Capt. Moussa Camara had promised a "grandiose funeral" for strongman Lansana Conte a day earlier. However, Camara was not at the eulogy, and if was unclear whether he would attend events scheduled for later in the day.State radio, which is now controlled by the junta, announced Conte's body was to be brought after the eulogy to a stadium and then to Conakry's Grand Mosque before interment in his village about 60 miles away.Conte died Monday after ruling the West African nation with a stern hand for nearly a quarter-century. Hours after the announcement of his death, a military-led group declared a coup. Camara declared himself Guinea's interim leader, promising not to run in an election he said will be held in December 2010.

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