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30 killed in Iraqi attacks
14/10/2007 18:08 - (SA)
Baghdad - Officials said at least 31 people had been killed and dozens wounded in bomb attacks in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Samarra this weekend.
Nine people, including three women and two children, were killed when a car bomb exploded next to a minibus full of Shi'ite worshippers on their way to a shrine in northern Baghdad on Sunday, said Iraqi military officials.
Women and children were among 13 wounded by the blast in Aden square, which the security forces sealed off to vehicles.
The truck exploded before reaching the target
A suicide truck bomber and several gunmen carried out a co-ordinated attack on a police station in Samarra, 120km north of Baghdad late on Saturday.
The truck exploded about 100m from the intended target before a gunfight erupted between the insurgents and the police.
A police official said: "Seventeen people were killed and 27 wounded when a suicide truck bomber targeted police commandos in Samarra."
The massive night-time explosion destroyed several buildings in a residential area of the city and on Sunday people crowded around the debris as an earthmover cleared away the piles of rubble.
The attacks came as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the annual holiday that follows the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Exploded a trolley full of toys
The festive period got off to a bloody start with a US air raid killing 15 women and children on Thursday, and a suicide attack on a playground in the northern town of Tuz the following day.
In Tuz, the bomber exploded a trolley full of toys and sweets in a crowded playground, killing a child and a father and wounding 20 other children.
Five people were also killed in two separate attacks south of Baghdad on Sunday.
Four civilians died in clashes between security forces and unidentified gunmen in the mixed town of Iskandiriyah, 60km from the capital.
A fifth man was killed when gunmen opened fire on civilians in a village further south near the town of Hilla, police said.
- AFP
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