Iraq bombing kills 20
2005-10-29 19:23
Baquba - At least 20 people were killed on Saturday evening when a car bomb exploded in the middle of a village market near Baquba, north of Baghdad, hospital officials said.
The attack in the Shiite village of Huwaider, some 60 kilometres north of the capital, came minutes before the start of evening prayers at the nearby mosque and the breaking of the day-long Ramadan fast.
An AFP photographer at Baquba general hospital where many of the casualties were taken spoke of scenes of chaos and anguish as families sought news of loved ones and ambulances kept bringing in bodies, some blown to bits.
Many of the wounded were laid out on the floor because of a lack of beds.
- AFP