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Baghdad blast kills 4 Americans
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-06-24 22:27 BAGHDAD -- A bomb struck a municipal council building Tuesday in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City district, killing four Americans, including two soldiers and two US government civilian employees, US officials said. At least six Iraqi civilians also died.
US troops captured a suspect who tested positive for explosive residue after fleeing the scene, the military said. It blamed Shiite extremists for the attack. The blast occurred at 9:30 a.m., about half an hour before a scheduled meeting to elect a chairman of the local council in the Shiite militia stronghold, an Iraqi official said, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. The bomb exploded in the office where the meeting was to have occurred, the official said, adding that at least three council members were seriously wounded. The district council office is in a southern section of Sadr City that is largely controlled by US and Iraqi troops following weeks of fighting in the area. |
