IRAQ: Bomb kills up to 11 on minibus south of Baghdad, police say

Record ID: 356267

  • Title: IRAQ: Bomb kills up to 11 on minibus south of Baghdad, police say
  • Date: 2nd May 2007
  • Summary: (W3) MAHMUDIYA, IRAQ (MAY 2, 2007) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WRECKAGE OF CAR DEBRIS ON ROAD NEAR SITE OF BLAST VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING AROUND WRECKAGE OF CARS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ABBASS TU'MA, A WITNESS, SAYING: "...He (the driver) was letting women on board. He was about to stop here when his vehicle exploded. We have six martyrs, including a child. His mother was pregnant
  • Embargoed: 17th May 2007 13:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: War / Fighting
  • Reuters ID: LVA12PQNT175HRP7H5LXM4WBZXMX
  • Story Text: Police say a bomb planted in a minibus has killed 11 people in the so-called Sunni Triangle of Death south of Baghdad. A bomb planted inside a minibus killed up to 11 people in a volatile rural area south of Baghdad on Wednesday (May 2), police said.
    The blast occurred in Mahmudiya, a town 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, in the so-called Sunni Triangle of Death because of the large number of attacks by insurgents.
    A police source said the bomb killed eight people, but another source in the nearby city of Hilla said the blast was caused by a roadside bomb and that all 11 passengers were killed.
    Since U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a security crackdown in Baghdad in February to combat insurgents and sectarian militias, there has been an increase in violence in the outlying areas of the capital, where commanders believe gunmen have regrouped.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register