Boys killed in school blast

A roadside bomb exploded near a primary school in a predominantly-Shiite area in southern Iraq today, killing two boys and injuring four others.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2006 - 07:10

A roadside bomb exploded near a primary school in a predominantly-Shiite area in southern Iraq today, killing two boys and injuring four others.

The incident happened at about 7.45am local time in the Bashrogiya area near Kut, about 100 miles south east of Baghdad, police Lt Othman al-Rawi said.

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