Iraq suicide bombing kills nine, wounds 29

Released on - Sunday,18 July , 2010 -09:49

A suicide bomber killed at least nine people and wounded 29 on Sunday in an attack targeting anti-Qaeda militiamen in the Al-Balassim area, west of Baghdad, the defence and interior ministries said.

"A suicide attacker blew himself up at 8:30 am (0530 GMT) at an office of the Sahwa," an interior ministry official said, referring to the Sunni Arab militia that with US backing took up arms against Al-Qaeda in late 2006.

A defence ministry official confirmed the casualty toll in Sunday's attack.