Some incidents

Here are just a few of today's "incidents" in Iraq from various agencies. Gunmen opened fire at the car of Mohammed Amin Mohammed, judge of Al-Karkh Criminal Court, in the Al-Horria area of Baghdad. The judge was seriously wounded and he was rushed to Al-Kathimiya Hospital for treatment. In northeastern Baaquba, Ismail Elwan head (equivalent to deputy mayor) of Al-Wajihiya District survived an attmpt on his life when an improvised explosive device targeting his motorcade blew up wounding three of his bodyguards. In northeastern Baaquba gunmen killed an Iraqi policeman and a family member. In Kirkuk a bomb planted in front of Al-Muqdad police chief Adel Zain Al-Abdeen's, blew up as he was leaving his house to go to work. He escaped unharmed. Othere weren't so lucky: A 13-year-old schoolboy was killed by a roadside bomb as he walked to school in Basra. Two schoolboys aged 12 and 15 were killed by a bomb at a checkpoint in Baaquba. A bomb outside their home in Baghdad wrecked this Shi'ite family's home. (You can tell they're Shi'ite by looking at the picture they've managed to salvage it's of Imam Hussein. Click the image to see the larger version if it's not clear from the thumbnail.) I wonder how that child will feel about the people who invaded his country and then did their best to carve it up by fannning the flames of sectarianism when he grows up. Sectarianism wasn't a major issue in Iraq before the US and it's allies occupied the place. At least this child survived this time let's hope he survives the next. Leave. Update MIL-IRAQ-SWEETS-EXPLOSIVES Iraqi authorities warn of exploding candy distributed by gunmen in Baghdad BAGHDAD, March 26 (KUNA) - Iraqi Ministry of State for National Security on Sunday warned of touching explosive-packed candy bars found on Baghdad streets. The ministry said that unknown gunmen threw candy bars that contain explosive materials nearby schools and residential areas in Yarmouk Neighborhood. It cautioned citizens against touching these candy bars, asserting that the first layer of which contained cocoa, while the second layer contained explosives. (end) mhg. fhd Comment : If true this is a trick learnt from the Russians when they occupied Afghanistan. KUNA tend to be reliable I don't have any reason to doubt this report. mfi