A suicide bomber detonated his car today at the gate to the home of the leader of Iraq’s biggest political party, wounding several guards but causing no injuries to the cleric, his spokesman said.

Gunmen opened fire today on thousands of Shiite Muslim marchers heading from Kufa to the twin city of Najaf, killing at least one.

A Saudi passenger wielding a gun tried to hijack a Saudi Arabian Airlines jet today, but security forces on board arrested him.