Double Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills 23
Edward Yeranian 30 December 2009
Iraqi police say a double suicide bomb attack in the western city of Ramadi has killed 23 people and wounded the provincial governor.
Police say Wednesday's bombings appeared to target senior officials of Iraq's Anbar province, of which Ramadi is the capital. They say the attack began with a suicide car bombing on a road near the offices of Anbar's governor, Qassim Mohammed al-Fahdawi.
Police say when Fahdawi went to inspect the blast damage, a suicide bomber on foot detonated explosives that wounded the governor and killed his deputy police commander.
Anbar's deputy governor says Fahdawi was flown to Baghdad for medical treatment. Officials blamed the attack on al-Qaida and its allies.
Meanwhile, authorities say an explosion killed seven people and wounded at least 24 others in the town of Khalis, 80 kilometers north of Baghdad.
The attack targeted Shi'ite worshipers who were taking part in ceremonies to mark the solemn holiday of Ashura, which culminated Sunday.
During Ashura, Shi'ites mourn the seventh-century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
In other violence, gunmen shot and wounded an Iraqi judge and his wife in the northern city of Kirkuk late Tuesday.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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