Car Bomb Hits Residential Area In Anbar Province
October 07 2009
A car bomb tore through a crowded neighborhood Tuesday in the western Iraqi town of Amiriya in Anbar province, the Los Angeles Times reports.
At least 11 people were killed and 31 were injured, said medical and security officials. Five police officers were reported among the wounded.
Anbar province was once the main base of Al-Qaida in Iraq. The group has been blamed for a string of recent attacks in the region, possibly in an attempt to influence January's national...
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