Mortar Shell Hits Baghdad Market; 4 Killed

[Eugene]

Mortar Shell Hits Baghdad Market; 4 Killed


Saturday June 17, 2006 9:31 AM

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A mortar shell hit one of Baghdad's oldest markets on Saturday,
killing at least four people and wounding 13, police said.

The attack caused a fire at the popular Isterbadi market in the predominantly Shiite
northern suburb of Kazimiyah, police Capt. Mohammed al-Waili said.

In central Baghdad, a bomb left in a plastic bag killed two people and wounded 24
at an outdoor market specializing in secondhand goods, police Lt. Ahmed Mohamed Ali said.

A roadside bomb aimed at a police patrol in downtown Baghdad missed its target, killing
one civilian and wounding two, police Col. Abbas Mohammed said.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5892929,00.html

[wakeme2008]

1. Is it Civil War now

:shrug: