Bomber kills 21 Iraqi recruits in suicide attack

A SUICIDE bomber killed at least 21 people and wounded nearly 30 at an Iraqi security forces recruitment centre in Baghdad yesterday in the deadliest insurgent attack since last month's historic election.

The blast came a day after suicide bombers killed 27 people in attacks in two Iraqi cities. Between them, the three bombs have shattered the lull in violence that followed the poll.

The al-Qaida wing in Iraq, led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the latest attack, as it did for Monday's blasts in the cities of Mosul and Baquba.