Six killed in scattered violence in Iraq

Six people were killed and 25 injured today in scattered violence around Iraq, including a mortar attack on the Health Ministry and a car bombing targeting a police patrol in Baghdad.

The Health Ministry in northern Baghdad was hit by two mortar shells at 8:40am (5.40am Irish time), which slammed into the building and its garden, seriously injuring three civilians, police Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Ali said. The attackers were not identified.