At least eight Iraqis killed in Baghdad bomb blast

A bomb exploded alongside a group of Iraqi men waiting for work in eastern Baghdad today, killing at least eight and wounding more than 50.

The blast happened hours before the scheduled resumption of the trial of Saddam Hussein and at least seven co-defendants on accusations of involvement in the 1982 killings of more than 140 people, but it was unclear whether the two events were linked.