Three killed in car bomb attack south of Baghdad

HILLA, Iraq, Feb 24 (AFP) - Two Iraqi policemen and a child were killed in a car bombing south of Baghdad on Thursday, police and medics said.
"A police officer and a policeman as well as a young girl were killed by a car bomb which exploded at 10:00 am (0700 GMT) as their convoy passed in the centre of Iskandariyah," said police Lieutenant Karim Saidi.
The wounded include three civilians and five police, two of whom are in a serious condition, said the director of nearby Hilla hospital, Dr Mohammed Nooman.

02/24/2005 11:39 GMT - AFP