Home
Iraq car bomb kills six civilians
Jamaica News.Net
Sunday 6th July, 2008
At least six people were killed Sunday in a car bomb explosion in the northeastern part of the Iraqi capital, an official of the interior ministry said.
According to reports, six civilians were killed and 14 wounded, including six policemen in the explosion, the official said on condition of anonymity.
The explosion took place near a mosque in the Shia neighbourhood of Sha'ab in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The blast apparently targeted a police patrol, the official said.
Two police vehicles and several cars belonging to civilians were damaged in the blast.
 Email this story to a friend
Have your say on this story
|
 |
 |
- Venezuela to send more aid to storm hit Haiti
Caracas, Sep 8 (Xinhua) Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has said that his country would send more humanitarian aid to Haiti devastated by hurricane Ike that killed at least 39 people. [read story]
- Hurricane Ike weakens, 250,000 evacuated in Cuba
Havana, Sep 8 (DPA) Hurricane Ike weakened as it churned toward eastern Cuba, dropping to wind speeds of 195 km an hour after sweeping destruction across Haiti, killing at least 39 people. [read story]
- Hurricane Ike claims 39 lives in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Sep 8 (DPA) Hurricane Ike, with wind speeds of 215 km an hour, was blamed for the deaths of 39 people in Haiti, the Haiti Press news agency reported. [read story]
- Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba
Havana, Sep 8 (IANS) The Cuban government has evacuated thousands of people from the country's central and eastern provinces where a powerful storm is likely to hit, Spain's EFE news agency reported Sunday. [read story]
- Caribbean swept by hurricane Ike, Florida on alert
Washington, Sep 7 (DPA) Residents of the Caribbean Turks and Caicos islands began surveying damage Sunday following the devastating impact of Hurricane Ike, as the 'extremely dangerous' category 4 storm continued on its path toward the Bahamas and Florida Keys. [read story]
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
