Iraqi killed as bomb misses US patrol

A HOMEMADE bomb exploded yesterday in Baghdad, missing an American military patrol but killing at least one Iraqi and injuring 18 others as it destroyed two civilian buses.

Also yesterday, American troops killed four Iraqis in two separate engagements near Saddam Hussein’s hometown Tikrit and seized about 1,000 rounds of ammunition in a raid around the nearby village of Uja, where the ousted leader was born.

The bombing took place in the Kazimiyah district, a commercial and residential neighbourhood of north-central Baghdad.