10 killed in Baghdad minivan ambush

Gunmen in Baghdad intercepted a minivan apparently carrying a coffin to the Shiite holy city of Najaf today, killing all 10 people on board.

The attackers pulled up in two cars and ordered the minivan to stop before opening fire in the volatile southern neighbourhood of Dora, said police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud.

Mahmoud said he believed the passengers were taking a coffin to be buried in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad.