A car bomb targeting a U.S. military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. Police at the scene said the morning explosion killed two Iraqi bystanders and injured several others. The incident took place several hundred metres away from the Australian Embassy. Interior Ministry spokesman Col. Adnan Abdul-Rahman said the bomb was targeting the convoy as it was driving through the neighbourhood of Karrada and Jadiriyah. | So, except for the title of the story, the bomb had nothing to do with the embassy. |
The U.S. military had no immediate comment and it was unknown whether there were any American casualties. Soldiers sealed off the area. A huge cloud of smoke was seen rising over the western bank of the Tigris river. U.S. helicopters were seen flying over the area. |