Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 10 South of Baghdad
16 October 2006
Iraqi police say a car bomb has killed at least 10 people and wounded 15 others south of Baghdad.
Monday's blast took place near a bank in the town of Suwayra, 50 kilometers from the capital. Suwayra has a mixed population of Sunnis and Shi'ites and is frequently targeted in attacks.
Roadside bombs in Baghdad Monday killed at least three people and wounded several others. Authorities also found at least eight bodies with bullet wounds dumped in the capital area overnight.
The U.S. military says one of its soldiers was killed late Sunday when the vehicle he was riding in hit a roadside bomb on the outskirts of the capital. The soldier was the 10th U.S. troop to be killed in Iraq since Friday.
The security situation in Baghdad has worsened since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began three weeks ago. Officials have reported a spike in attacks across the capital since then.
On Sunday, a roadside bomb in Baghdad killed four people as the convoy of an Interior Ministry official passed. The official was not hurt.
North of the capital in Balad, hospital officials said Shi'ite militiamen killed at least 40 Sunnis in retaliation for the killing of 14 Shi'ite workers late last week.
In the northern city of Kirkuk, seven near-simultaneous car bombings killed at least 11 people and wounded 65.
Also Sunday, the U.S. military said two Marines were killed in al-Anbar.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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