A university comes under attack in Baghdad Sunday with at least four people killed.<br/> <br />A suicide bomber blew himself up killing three guards and a university lecturer.<br/> <br />It didn't end there.<br/> <br />Police say another three gunmen then managed to break into the rear entrance of the university and briefly took hostages.<br/> <br />Iraqi special forces managed to kill the three gunmen without any casualties among students. More than a dozen people were wounded<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LECTURER, QAIS NI'MA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Suicide bombers came in the entrance and seized the university and our sons the policemen and the employees managed to kill them."<br/> <br />Violence in Iraq is escalating with nearly 8,000 civilians killed last year.<br/> <br />This latest attack comes ahead of parliamentary elections April 30th with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki seeking a third term.
