Two killed as minibus bomb explodes near offices of anti-US cleric

A BOMB hidden in a minibus exploded near the offices of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in eastern Baghdad yesterday, killing two Iraqi civilians and wounding three, police said.

The minibus had just pulled to the side of the street in a market about 400 yards from al-Sadr's offices, said witness Naim Madkour.

It had been picking up passengers but he couldn't see if it had any inside at the time of the blast.