At least five killed in Baghdad suicide bus bomb

A suicide bomber set off hidden explosives inside a public bus in Baghdad today, killing at least five people and wounding eight.

The blast occurred as the minibus was parked at a bustling bus station in the capital’s Baghdad’s Al-Tayaran square, said police Maj. Mohamed Younis. The bomber used a belt of explosives strapped to his body beneath his clothes, Younis said.

The attack came just as many Muslims in Iraq were heading to mosques around the city today, their day of worship.