Iraqi police: Nine people killed in car bomb in Baghdad
A car bomb has exploded in Baghdad killing at least nine people
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Thursday, 01, May 2008 01:03
A car bomb has exploded in Baghdad this morning killing at least nine people and wounded 26 others, local police have said.
Media reports claim the bomb was aimed at a US patrol operating in Iraq's capital.
The attack took place during Thursday morning in a crowded commercial area of east Baghdad, Iraqi police confirmed.
Amongst those killed by the blast were three women and a child.
The US military announced that no American soldiers were killed, but three had been injured as a result of the attack. It was also confirmed that 17 militants were killed by US troops in Sadr City.
Figures released yesterday showed that 49 US troops have been killed in Iraq during the month of April, making it the deadliest month since September.
According to the Associated Press, 4,062 members of the US military have been killed since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
The Iraq government said yesterday that 925 Iraqis were killed in recent fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City.