Iraq bomb kills four schoolchildren

A BOMB exploded yesterday on a Baghdad street, killing three boys and a girl as they walked to school. The dead included two brothers and their sister.

At least 14 other people, including six policemen, died in car bombings and shootings across the Iraqi capital.

The children were killed when a bomb exploded in central Baghdad’s bustling Fadel area near a camera shop which also sold alcohol, police said. The target was unclear but religious extremists often attack stores that sell alcohol or DVDs deemed pornographic.