Friday, July 30, 2010

Iraq: Suicide bomber targets al-Arabiya




(News Today) - A suicide car bomber drove a bus into the compound of the Saudi-funded al-Arabiya TV in central Baghdad Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 16 others, officials said.

Authorities are investigating how the bus, belonging to a telecommunications company, made it past a security checkpoint, Qassim Atta, spokesman for Baghdad Operations Command, told the television station.

The Interior Ministry placed the death toll at three and said 16 others were injured.

The blast also damaged the offices of former Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zubaie, located close to the television station office, the ministry said.

Source : CNN

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