AP: Car Bomb Kills 8, Injures 48 in Baghdad

[Eugene]

Car Bomb Kills 8, Injures 48 in Baghdad


Wednesday September 13, 2006 7:16 AM

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday,
killing at least 8 people and wounding another 48, police said.

The bomb detonated in a large square used mostly as a parking lot near the
main headquarters of Baghdad's traffic police department, police Cap. Mohammed
Abdel-Ghani said. The square has been used in the past to test driver's license
applicants.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6076603,00.html

Also from BBC News:

Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 06:28 GMT 07:28 UK

Bomb blast shakes Iraqi capital

A roadside bomb has exploded near the national sports stadium in the Iraqi capital,
Baghdad, killing at least three people, officials say.

The bomb in the eastern Shaab district exploded in a parked car during the morning
rush hour wounding at least 10.

Two of those killed were police and there are reports of a second blast.

The violence came after Iraqi police said 60 bodies of people bound, tortured and
shot had been found in Baghdad since Tuesday morning.

-snip-

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5340954.stm