Car bombs kill 11 as Rumsfeld meets troops

TWO car bombs shook the capital in quick succession yesterday, killing at least 11 people, including an American soldier, and wounding 16.

A Marine was killed on Saturday in action in Anbar province, west of the capital, the military said in a statement. No other details were released.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld met with American troops in Iraq’s western desert, telling them it was unlikely the United States would pull out any troops before next year’s elections. He said the violence was expected to increase in the run-up to the elections.