BAQUBA, IRAQ, MAY 10 (SPA) - GUNMEN ATTACKED A MINIBUS NEAR THE IRAQI CITY OF BAQUBA ON WEDNESDAY, KILLING 11 CIVILIANS IN THE VOLATILE AREA NORTHEAST OF BAGHDAD, POLICE SAID. THE 11 DEAD WERE AMONG A GROUP OF PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO WORK AT AN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FACTORY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BAQUBA, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SALMAN AL-DAHLAGI SAID. HE SAID THE GUNMEN HAD STOPPED THE MINIBUS, FORCED THE PASSENGERS TO GET OUT AND THEN SHOT THE MEN AMONG THEM. TELEVISION FOOTAGE SHOWED THE MANGLED REMAINS OF THE VEHICLE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AN IRAQI MILITARY OFFICER AT THE SCENE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY REUTERS THAT THE GUNMEN HAD BLOWN UP THE MINIBUS AFTER THE ATTACK. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/359931