Car Bombs Kill 18 in Baghdad_资讯
two car bombs have ripped through a crowded street in front of the interior ministry in central baghdad, killing 18 people and wounding three dozen others.
the attack took place at about 10:00 a.m. (0600 gmt) near a heavily fortified complex affiliated with the interior ministry in the jadriyah neighborhood in southern baghdad.
the al-qaida terror network in iraq says it has carried out the attack.
in a statement posted on the internet, the group, headed by jordanian-born militant abu musab al-zarqawi, says the attack targeted a patrol outside the office of interior minister falah al-naqib, who is in charge of the nation’s police.
al-naqib was in his office at the time of the explosions, but was not injured. he came out afterward to examine the scorched road and blackened rubble left by the blast.
the ministry building was not damaged.
the attack took place at about 10:00 a.m. (0600 gmt) near a heavily fortified complex affiliated with the interior ministry in the jadriyah neighborhood in southern baghdad.
the al-qaida terror network in iraq says it has carried out the attack.
in a statement posted on the internet, the group, headed by jordanian-born militant abu musab al-zarqawi, says the attack targeted a patrol outside the office of interior minister falah al-naqib, who is in charge of the nation’s police.
al-naqib was in his office at the time of the explosions, but was not injured. he came out afterward to examine the scorched road and blackened rubble left by the blast.
the ministry building was not damaged.