Five foreigners die in blast
2004-06-14 11:29
Baghdad - Two Britons, one American, a French national and a Filipino working for US power giant General Electric were among 12 people killed in a car-bomb blast Monday in central Baghdad, a diplomatic source said.
"The coalition told us that two British, one American, one French and one Filipino were among the dead," a diplomatic source told journalists.
"Their bodies have been taken to a morgue at Baghdad airport," the diplomat said on condition of anonymity, adding that the five contractors had been working for the US company General Electric.
Three other foreigners were wounded, said Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi, adding that the foreigners had been helping to rebuild Iraq's battered electricity sector.
In addition, at least seven Iraqis were killed and some 50 wounded in the bombing, according to a tally by three local hospitals.
- AFP