US admits 'gas leak' blast error in Baghdad

Car bombs triggered gas explosions in a Shia neighbourhood of Baghdad, Iraq, two days ago, the US said today, acknowledging its U-turn and that the carnage had been due to a hostile act.

At least 63 Iraqis were killed and 140 injured in a series of explosions Sunday night in Zafraniyah. Iraqi officials said the blasts were due to car bombs and a rocket attack from a Sunni neighbourhood under US control.