Car Bomb South of Baghdad Kills 5
August 5, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq – A car bomb exploded outside a police station south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding 21, Iraq’s Health Ministry said.
The blast occurred in the town of Mahawil, 53 miles south of the capital, said Dr. Ali al-Soudani. It was the latest in a spate of bombings to target police as part of insurgents’ bid to undermine Iraq’s progress since an interim government took power in the end of June.
On Tuesday a car bomb exploded at an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint outside the city of Baqouba, killing six guardsmen and wounding six others. A week earlier, a car bombing outside a police station in the same city killed at least 70 people and wounded scores more.