Bombs rock Iraq before resumption of Saddam trial

A SERIES of bombings rocked war-ravaged Iraq, a day before the trial of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein was set to resume before a new Kurdish judge.

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in a number of bomb attacks, including car bombs, while three US troops were killed Sunday and yesterday in separate roadside bombings.

Less than 24 hours before Saddam’s trial resumed after a month-long recess, the court’s investigating judge Raed al-Juhi said a previously unknown magistrate, Rauf Rashid Abdel Rahman, would temporarily take over as presiding judge.