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February 23, 2008 By Hamid Ahmed, Associated Press
BAGHDAD – A bomb hidden under a horse-drawn cart exploded in downtown Baghdad yesterday, killing three residents, and two policemen died when a booby-trapped car exploded north of the capital, police said.
The blasts wounded 10 people.
The cart was left near a building, and the explosives apparently were detonated by remote control about 7:30 a.m., police said. Six people were wounded, police said.
Three cars parked nearby were damaged, and AP Television News footage showed the dead horse lying on its side, surrounded by rubble.
Shortly after the blast, Iraqi authorities announced a ban on carts on Baghdad's streets.
“These methods began to be used by terrorists and criminal gangs,” said Husham al-Rikabi, a deputy spokesman for the Iraqi military in Baghdad.
The booby-trapped car was being towed by police when it blew up in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad.
Police said they were removing the car, which was riddled with bullet holes and had bloodstained seats, after it was found near a market.
The explosion occurred about 8 a.m. as the car was being pulled into the parking lot of the local police headquarters, officials said. Two police officers were killed and four were wounded in the blast, officials said.
Also yesterday, three mortar shells landed in Buhriz, killing one child and wounding eight people.
Five bodies were found in Baghdad on Thursday, police said.
In Iskandariyah, two bodies with gunshot wounds and signs of torture were found, police said.
Reuters contributed to this report.
February 23, 2008 By Hamid Ahmed, Associated Press
BAGHDAD – A bomb hidden under a horse-drawn cart exploded in downtown Baghdad yesterday, killing three residents, and two policemen died when a booby-trapped car exploded north of the capital, police said.
The blasts wounded 10 people.
The cart was left near a building, and the explosives apparently were detonated by remote control about 7:30 a.m., police said. Six people were wounded, police said.
Three cars parked nearby were damaged, and AP Television News footage showed the dead horse lying on its side, surrounded by rubble.
Shortly after the blast, Iraqi authorities announced a ban on carts on Baghdad's streets.
“These methods began to be used by terrorists and criminal gangs,” said Husham al-Rikabi, a deputy spokesman for the Iraqi military in Baghdad.
The booby-trapped car was being towed by police when it blew up in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad.
Police said they were removing the car, which was riddled with bullet holes and had bloodstained seats, after it was found near a market.
The explosion occurred about 8 a.m. as the car was being pulled into the parking lot of the local police headquarters, officials said. Two police officers were killed and four were wounded in the blast, officials said.
Also yesterday, three mortar shells landed in Buhriz, killing one child and wounding eight people.
Five bodies were found in Baghdad on Thursday, police said.
In Iskandariyah, two bodies with gunshot wounds and signs of torture were found, police said.
Reuters contributed to this report.