Car Bomb Explosion in Baghdad Leaves at Least Ten Dead - 2004-07-16

A car bomb exploded near a police station in northwestern Baghdad, killing at least ten people. This incident occurred on Thursday, the same day that Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced the launch of a new intelligence service to combat widespread insurgency across Iraq. Mr. Allawi promised during a press conference in Baghdad to destroy terrorists. The Prime Minister also called on Bangladesh, India, Morocco, and Pakistan to send troops to Iraq. In another violent event on Thursday, a rocket attack killed four people in the city of Kirkuk. Meanwhile, armed men in southern Kirkuk assassinated a senior official from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in a roadside attack. On the other hand, insurgents once again sabotaged Iraq's oil pipelines in the north and south of the country. In Karbala, a bomb explosion in a car carrying explosives killed two people inside the vehicle. Additionally, Mr. Allawi stated in an interview with the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat published in London that Iraqi security forces recently arrested several Al-Qaeda operatives, including senior members of the network who were planning attacks.