Bomb Rocks Iraqi Parliament, Killing EightAnother Attack Fells Historic Bridge in Baghdad
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA AP
BAGHDAD (April 12) - A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in the Iraqi parliament's cafeteria in a stunning assault in the heart of the heavily fortified, U.S.-protected Green Zone, killing at least eight people, a military spokesman said, and wounding dozens of others.
The blast in the parliament building came hours after a suicide truck bomb exploded on a major bridge in Baghdad , collapsing the steel structure and sending cars tumbling into the Tigris River, police and witnesses said. At least 10 people were killed.
The blast in the parliament building came hours after a suicide truck bomb exploded on a major bridge in Baghdad , collapsing the steel structure and sending cars tumbling into the Tigris River, police and witnesses said. At least 10 people were killed.
The parliament bomber struck the cafeteria while several lawmakers were eating lunch, officials said. State television reported as many as 30 wounded. After the blast, security guards sealed the building and no one, including lawmakers, was allowed to enter or leave. A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said no Americans were hurt in the blast. The bombing came amid the two-month-old security crackdown in Baghdad, which has sought to restore stability in the capital so that the government of Iraq can take key political steps by June 30 or face a withdrawal of American support.
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