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Baghdad bomb kills eight near police checkpoint
15 Sep 2007 15:26:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed eight people and wounded 15 near a police checkpoint in southwest Baghdad on Saturday, police said.

The explosion took place near a market in the Amil district of the capital, and all the dead were believed to be civilians, police said.
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Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad September 20, 2007.



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