The dramatic moment a 15-year-old Iraqi suicide bomber gave herself up
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:50 AM on 26th August 2008
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Tears streaming down her face, she is confronted by police - a teenage girl apparently planning to blow herself up in front of an Iraqi school.
The officers handcuffed her to a metal balustrade before moving in with extreme caution to uncover a vest full of explosives hidden under her colourful robe.
The dramatic scenes were captured on a video shot by the police.
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Handcuffed: Police said the girl's father had already blown himself up. Officers have also arrested her mother and sister
The girl - thought to be around 15 years old - later said that she was given the bomb and told to wait outside the school for further instructions.
In the footage, she denies trying to stage a suicide attack, and appears dazed, even drugged. She gave her first name as Rania and said she was born in 1993.
Her exchange with the police offered a rare glimpse at a teenager allegedly recruited by insurgents.
However, it was not clear to what extent her answers were given out of fear - of the police, or even of her own family.
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