More violence in Iraq as Bush and Blair prepare to meet

Gunmen wounded an Iraqi general in south-east Baghdad today and a blast killed three people in the heart of the capital as President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair prepared for a meeting on Iraq strategy now that a new government is in place.

Brig. Gen. Khalil al-Abadi, head of the Defence Ministry logistics office, was ambushed as he was driven to work in the Zafraniyah district, police said. His driver was also wounded.