Six killed in late-night Baghdad car bomb

A late-night car bomb targeting an Iraqi patrol in Baghdad killed six people last night.

A late-night car bomb targeting an Iraqi patrol in Baghdad killed six people last night.

The blast, in Baghdad's Jadiriyah district, hit a cafe near al-Hussein Square last night. The dead included three policemen, and some 26 others were injured.

The vehicle was loaded with more than 1,000 pounds of explosives.

The cafe is in an area with several foreign embassies and corporate offices.

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