IRAQ: Car bomb kills at least 10, wounds 15 in Baghdad

Record ID: 357181

  • Title: IRAQ: Car bomb kills at least 10, wounds 15 in Baghdad
  • Date: 26th December 2006
  • Summary: (BN10) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (DECEMBER 25, 2006) (REUTERS) WIDE SHOT WRECKAGE OF BUS; POLICE AT BLAST SITE
  • Embargoed: 10th January 2007 12:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA36FF1XPA6C815ANTCR445H0PA
  • Story Text: A car bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded 15 when it exploded on a busy commercial street in a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Monday (December 25, 2006), police said.
    The bomb, triggered by remote control was left in a parking lot on the main street of the New Baghdad district, the police source added.
    The road has been a frequent target for militants.
    At least 11 cars were wrecked by the explosion.
    "What did those people do? Is this the Eid (feast) gift? Is this the peace and security the government has promised us?" said Fadhil, who was close to the site when the blast happened.
    In the Tailbiya district, in north-eastern Baghdad, a suicide bomber killed three people and wounded 20 others, blowing himself up while inside a crowded bus on Monday, Interior Ministry sources said.
    "A minibus with a suicide bomber on board exploded in the street, killing three and wounding 10 others and we evacuated them,'' said an eyewitness.
    Thousands have been killed in violence many Iraqis fear is pitching the country toward all-out civil war. Insurgents have often targeted Shi'ite strongholds in central Iraq with bombings as part of a wider sectarian conflict that threatens to spark all-out civil war and undermine a Shi'ite-led government of national unity.
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