Suicide Blast Kills 15 West of Iraqi Capital - washingtonpost.com

Suicide Blast Kills 15 West of Iraqi Capital - washingtonpost.com: "BAGHDAD, June 5 -- A suicide car bomb exploded in a crowded market west of the capital Tuesday morning, killing 15 people, while a female suicide bomber in east Baghdad was spotted by police and killed by gunfire that set off her explosives before she could reach her target, U.S. and Iraq security officials said.

The market bombing occurred about 10:40 a.m. in Amiriyah, a town in Sunni Arab-dominated Anbar province about 30 miles west of Baghdad, according to Maj. Jeff Pool, a U.S. military spokesman. He said a suicide attacker drove the car into the town's marketplace and exploded the vehicle, wounding 13 people in addition to the 15 fatalities." Read complete post here.