Explosion in Bagdat

One of the officers at the station said that the eight people who died were all civilians.

The explosion occurred a little after 7:00 a.m. as people were going to work. Several cars, including some police vehicles, caught fire.

When ambulances and fire brigades arrived at the crime scene, militants resisting the American occupation a hand grenade at the fire brigade headquarters in the town of Al Salihiye. One person was injured in the attack.