Iraq counting cost of car bomb

In the deadliest single strike since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a suicide car bomber attacked mostly Shiite police and National Guard recruits lined up for physical exams at a medical clinic, killing 115 and wounding 132 there and at a nearby market.

Iraq counting cost of car bomb

In the deadliest single strike since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a suicide car bomber attacked mostly Shiite police and National Guard recruits lined up for physical exams at a medical clinic, killing 115 and wounding 132 there and at a nearby market.

Yesterday’s bombing presented the boldest challenge yet to Iraq’s efforts to build a security force that can take over from the Americans.

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