Car bomb targeting US patrol in Iraq kills 4; no details on American casualties

Car bomb strikes near US patrol in Iraq, kills 4

BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say at least four people have been killed when a car bomb struck near an American convoy on patrol outside Baghdad.

Police and local officials say the victims included an Iraqi policeman and a female civilian. They are not able to say whether American soldiers were also killed.

The U.S. military did not immediately provide details of the incident.

Local authorities say the attack on the American patrol of Humvee and Stryker vehicles happened about 10 a.m. on Friday in central Jalula, about 80 miles (125 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad.

The Iraqi officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly.

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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a bomb hidden in a pile of trash has killed three people at a market in southern Baghdad.

Police and hospital officials say the explosion took place in a market in the Dora neighborhood on Friday morning. The blast also wounded 10 people.

Officials also say that the death toll from a bombing on Thursday evening has risen to five. The car bombing targeted a joint patrol of Iraqi soldiers and members of a government-backed anti-insurgent Sunni group known as Sons of Iraq or Sahwa.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.