Bomb explodes near army recruiting center south of Baghdad; 12 dead

Team Infidel

Media: The Associated Press
Byline: n/a
Date: 30 August 2006


BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated near an army
recruiting center in a city south of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least
12 people and wounding 28, police said.

The bomb detonated in downtown Hillah, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) south
of Baghdad at about 8:00 a.m. as volunteers gathered to join the army,
police Lt. Osama Ahmed said.