Truck Bomb Kills Three in Iraq

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A truck bomb killed at least three people outside local government offices in a town north of Baghdad today.

Police chief Brigadier Mohammed Lateef said nine others were injured when a truck targeting the City Council building exploded in Dujail, 46 miles from the Iraqi capital.

Among the wounded were four members of the Iraqi National Guard, who were guarding the building, he said.

Jassim Mohammed, head of the City Council, said a truck was driving down the wrong side of the road when it rammed into a car parked outside the building and exploded.

“It was a suicide attack,” he said.Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Truck Bomb Kills Three in Iraq