Aftermath of two blasts in an outdoor market that killed six
(27 Sep 2007) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of the blast scene, pan to damaged houses 2. Various of wreckage from car bomb 3. Men cleaning the area 5. Close up of burned car 6. Man sweeping wreckage 7. Burned car engine 8. Various of burned car, engines 9. Damaged and blackened facade of house 10. Damaged car, pan to the blast scene 11. Various of people cleaning up rubbles STORYLINE Two car bombs exploded on Wednesday evening in an outdoor market in Baghdad's south-western district of Baiyaa, killing six people and wounding 28 others, police said. Shiite militias have driven thousands of Sunnis from Baiyaa this year. The private National Iraqi News Agency quoted an unnamed police official as saying 32 people were killed in the blast, but officers at two nearby police stations disputed the figure. The explosions occurred at 1800 local time (1400 GMT). A wave of bombings and shootings swept Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 50 people and raising fears that al-Qaida had launched a threatened new offensive. The US military acknowledged that violence was on the upswing and blamed it on al Qaida. Also on Wednesday, US and Iraqi officials announced that Iraqi and American troops raided the Iraqi Military Academy the day before and arrested cadets and instructors allegedly linked to the kidnap-slaying of the former superintendent and the abduction of his replacement, who was later freed. Police reported at least six car bombings around the country on Wednesday, an increase over the pattern of attacks in recent weeks, though US officials insisted that violence was still below levels of last year. Wednesday's deadliest attack occurred when a suicide driver detonated an explosives-laden truck near the home of a Sunni Arab tribal leader near Sinjar, 390 kilometres (240 miles) northwest of Baghdad. Hospital director Kifah Mohammed said 10 people were killed and nine wounded. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
