Car Bomb Kills 5, Injures Iraqi Minister

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Car Bomb Kills 5, Injures Iraqi Minister

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By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded outside the home of a deputy interior minister Saturday, wounding him and killing at least five people, including four police.


Later, several explosions were heard in central Baghdad. The cause was not clear. The press office of the U.S.-led coalition said it had no information.


The earlier blast hurled two cars onto the front lawn of the official's house, and police fired shots to disperse distraught bystanders who scuffled with them.


Abdul-Jabbar Youssef al-Sheikhli, the deputy minister in charge of security, was slightly injured in the forehead and right arm, said Hassan Hadi, a Health Ministry official. "I expect he will leave the hospital in a short time," Hadi said.

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more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=1&u=/ap/20040522/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Makes me wonder how long Chalabi has...

...now that he doesn't have the US to protect his crooked ass anymore.

A gnat probably has a longer lifespan than Ahmed, now...

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[Just Me]

3. Well, appears "someone" is targeting Shiite leaders.

Wonder who that could be.

:freak:

[maddezmom]

4. more info: NYT- Bomb Kills 5 in Baghdad; Iraqi Official Was Target

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The attack came five days after Ezzedine Salim, the president of the Iraqi Governing Council, was killed by a suicide bomber as he waited at a checkpoint outside the main American headquarters downtown.

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Mr. Sheikhli, like Mr. Salim a member of the Shiite Muslim Dawa Party, was reported in stable condition. The nature of his wounds was not immediately reported. Several witnesses said that four security guards, possibly Iraqi police officers, were killed along with one passer-by, possibly a woman.

Military officials have said they expect an increase in violence here as the June 30 deadline approaches for the transfer of some sovereignty to Iraqis — and in Baghdad in recent days explosions, often unexplained, have rung out several times a day. Early Saturday afternoon, at least three loud blasts were heard near the main United States headquarters here. The headquarters is a frequent target of mortar and rocket attacks, usually harmless. Military officials could not be reached for comment.

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more: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/international/middleeast/23BAGH.html?ex=1085889600&en=9d00bc5b7a5abb7b&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

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