Two killed in Iraq suicide bombing

At least two people died in a suicide car bombing explosion in Iraq today, with 10 people injured, including four US soldiers, according to Iraqi and coalition officials.

The bomb exploded in front of the mayor’s office in the Abu Ghraib area west of the capital Baghdad, police said. A US Humvee parked in front of the building was hit in the explosion.

The US servicemen were evacuated for treatment, said Major Philip Smith, spokesman for the US 1st Cavalry Division.

At least two Iraqis were killed and six wounded, said Dr Abbas al-Timimi of Abu Ghraib hospital.

Smoke and fire could be seen rising from the scene as US forces sealed off the area. Insurgents waging a 17-month campaign against the United States and its allies in Iraq have staged a series of dramatic bombings.

Police and others working for the US-backed interim authorities have repeatedly been targeted.