Bomber Kills At Least Eight In Baghdad

An Iraqi soldier on the site of a previous suicide attack in Baghdad (file photo) (epa) May 4, 2006 -- Iraqi police say a suicide bomber blew himself up today near a Baghdad courthouse, killing at least eight people and wounding at least 25.

All the victims were civilians, though the bomber exploded his device near a convoy of police vehicles. Two police officers who among those wounded.


Another large suicide attack -- carried out in the city of Al-Fallujah on May 3 -- killed 15 and wounded 20.


(AP, AFP, Reuters, dpa)

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