| A series of bombs exploded near the convoy of Iraq's industry minister yesterday, killing 12 people and wreaking havoc across a Baghdad neighborhood. Two bombs exploded in front of Industry Minister Fawzi Al-Hariri's convoy killing three bodyguards, followed by a massive car bomb at a nearby automotive parts market that killed nine people and wounded 75, security officials said. The minister told AFP he wasn't in the convoy when the bombs went off. "At the time of the attack, I was with the prime minister (Nuri Al-Maliki)," he said. The cars, he added, had been out to fill up with fuel when they came under attack. |