Bombs and sniper kill six in Iraq

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD - At least six Iraqis were killed Monday in the Baghdad region, including four people in a bomb attack on a minibus, ahead of an announced offensive aimed at wresting control from insurgents and militias.


Four people died and five were wounded when the bomb blew up inside a minibus on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad, security and medical sources said.

East of the capital in Baladiyat, a car bomb killed one person and wounded three others, a security source said. Two policemen were also wounded by a homemade bomb in western Baghdad.

In the central Karrada district, a sniper shot dead a policeman standing guard in front of a bank, the source said.

more:http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/January/focusoniraq_January196.xml§ion=focusoniraq

[sanskritwarrior]

1. Karrada is sniper town

don't think I ever want to patrol there.......

[krispos42]

2. Quiet day.

Locals must be happy.

:sarcasm:

[maddezmom]

3. 10 killed in Baghdad mortar attack

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A mortar attack struck a Shiite neighborhood in a Sunni-dominated town south of Baghdad on Monday, killing 10 civilians, including women and children, police said.

The mortar rounds rained down on the neighborhood in Jurf al-Sakhar, 43 miles south of Baghdad, in the morning, police spokesman Capt. Muthanna Khalid said.

He said the 10 killed included three children and four women, and five other people were wounded.

link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_mortar_attack

[maddezmom]

4. Parked car bomb kills 4 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A parked car bomb struck a bus carrying Shiites to a holy shrine in northern Baghdad on Monday, killing at least four people, police said.

The blast occurred when a small car parked nearby exploded about 9:30 a.m. as the pilgrims were boarding the bus. The bus, which was completely burned out, had been heading to Kazimiyah, which is home to the most important Shiite mosque in the capital.

Six other people were wounded, including a traffic cop, police said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_violence