| Iraqi forces, insurgents, civilians and three U.S. service members lost their lives in violence Wednesday, among them at least 68 in a Baquba suicide bombing and 42 in fighting in south-central Iraq. In addition, an Iraqi was killed in a blast near a Baghdad police station and an enemy combatant died in fighting in Ramadi. In the Baquba attack, police said the bomber drove a Toyota mini-bus into a marketplace near a police station, where would-be recruits were lined up outside, and detonated the explosives. Among those killed were 21 passengers on a bus driving by. At least 56 others were wounded. The Baquba suicide blast was so intense it shattered glass in nearby cafes, ripped facades off buildings and set fire to other vehicles, video from the scene showed. |