Baghdad, Aug 07: A car bomb killed at least nine people when it exploded today outside Jordan`s Embassy in Baghdad, a policeman at the scene said. An agency correspondent reported seeing four bodies inside one of a number of cars wrecked by the blast, while a hospital worker said there were several dead among some 20 casualties already taken away. Police officer Munzer Jaffa said a pickup truck exploded at around 1100 am local time, adding that at least nine people were killed. US troops later roped off the area, stationing tanks at the scene.
Bureau Report