Six killed in Iraq minibus ambush

Gunmen attacked a minibus carrying Shiites north-east of Baghdad today, killing six men and wounding one woman, an official said. Elsewhere, at least 20 others were killed, many in drive-by shootings.

The Shiites were returning home from visiting relatives when they were ambushed on Friday night near Balad Ruz, about 45 miles north-east of Baghdad, according to the town’s mayor, Mohammed Maarouf.