Iraqi soldiers held after bomb attack

Six member of the Iraqi Civil Defence Corps were arrested today after a roadside bomb attack on a US convoy killed a local policeman.

The arrests raise further questions about the capability of Iraqi security forces to maintain order in the country after the transfer of sovereignty on June 30.

The attack happened in the centre of the town of Ramadi and five civilians were also injured.

The bomb exploded as the American convoy drove by and within minutes US Marines arrested seven Iraqis, including six members of the Defence Corps for alleged involvement in the attack.

The ICDC is supposed to be the key to ensuring domestic security in this country as the Americans lower their security profile after sovereignty is transferred.