Blast targets Abu Ghraib as government talks continue

FIVE people were wounded in a bomb blast near Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison just two days after a brazen attack on the notorious facility, as Iraqi politicians held more talks to try to agree on the shape of the new government.

“It was a suicide tractor bomber,” said one of those wounded in the explosion near the US-run facility west of the capital. Among those injured were three policemen, according to the interior ministry.

The US military released further details of Saturday’s sunset assault on Abu Ghraib, saying that there were about 50 casualties among the rebel attackers in an ensuing battle with US-led forces.