BAGHDAD, April 29 (UPI) -- At least 24 people were killed and 98 wounded as insurgents targeting Iraqi forces in Baghdad blew up bombs in a horrific three-hour melee. The carnage resulted from two roadside bombs and nine car bombs, seven of which were suicide attacks, CNN reported. The 24 dead does not count those suicide bombers, officials said. Police said at least 13 of those killed were Iraqi police or soldiers. The attacks came in or near the capital, primarily in minority Sunni communities. There were no reported U.S. casualties.
A tape purportedly from al-Qaida's Iraqi leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, called for more attacks on U.S. forces, the BBC said. The speaker on the tape identifies himself as the notorious Jordanian militant and vows not to let President Bush enjoy "peace of mind." |