Roadside bombs kill five in central Iraq

Roadside bombs targeting police patrols exploded in Baghdad and nearby Iskandariyah today, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others.

Thu, 23 Mar, 2006 - 08:16

Roadside bombs targeting police patrols exploded in Baghdad and nearby Iskandariyah today, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others.

The blast in Baghdad’s mostly Sunni Muslim neighbourhood of Azamiyah killed two policemen and two bystanders, said police Lieutenant Ahmed Mohammed Ali.

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