Baghdad bombs kill six and wound 10: police

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Roadside bombs targeting Iraqi police
and Interior Ministry forces killed six people and wounded 10
in Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

In a separate incident, a bomb went off at the main
civilian entrance leading to Baghdad’s international airport, a
sprawling compound that includes a U.S. base, witnesses said.
Three trucks and a car were burned out but there were no
immediate reports of casualties, they added.

In the deadliest blast in the capital, four people were
killed and five wounded when a bomb aimed at an Iraqi police
convoy went off near Beirut Square in northeastern Baghdad. The
identities of the victims were not clear, police said.

A second attack targeting a checkpoint manned by Interior
Ministry forces in Tayaran Square in central Baghdad killed two
and wounded five. The victims’ identities were also unclear.

Sunni Arab insurgents launch frequent attacks against the
U.S.-trained Iraqi forces, who Washington hopes will gradually
take over security to allow American forces to start
withdrawing.

Sunday’s blasts occurred as parliament was due to meet for
its third normal session since it was elected in December.

Iraqi political leaders are trying to form a government of
national unity that would stem the violence.