An explosion on Wednesday rocked the headquarters of the Italian Carabinieri police in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, and Carabinieri in Rome said some Italians may have died and others may be trapped in the debris. An explosive device went off at about 10:40 a.m.

An explosion on Wednesday rocked the headquarters of the Italian Carabinieri police in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, killing at least six people, a Carabinieri official said. The explosive device went off at about 10:40 a.m.