Nine die in Iraq bombing
10:24, 9 June 2009
BAGHDAD. June 9. KAZINFORM A bomb tore through a minibus during morning rush hour yesterday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least nine people and wounding 24, officials said; Kazinform refers to the Arab News.
The blast was a grim reminder of the major challenge facing Iraqi forces three weeks ahead of the June 30 deadline for US troops to withdraw from urban areas.
The bomb was attached to the minibus in the southern area of Abu Dshir, a Shiite enclave in the mainly Sunni neighborhood of Dora, police said.
?A ball of fire rose into the sky. We saw a minibus thrown about five meters into the air, then come down in flames,? said Omar Abdul-Ghafar, a student who was waiting with his friend for another bus; Kazinform cites the Arab News.
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