Bomb kills 6 at council meeting in Baghdad’s Sadr City

By SPA,

Baghdad : A suicide bomber killed six Iraqis at a council meeting in Baghdad’s Sadr city on Tuesday, police said.

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Police said U.S. soldiers were at the meeting in Sadr City.

They said there had been casualties among the soldiers.

A U.S. military spokesman said he could confirm a blast had occurred but had no further details.

Seven civilians were wounded, police said. Mahmud al-Zamili, a member of Sadr City’s local council, said the explosion went off inside the room of the deputy head of the council.

Police said the deputy was among the wounded.

A Reuters photographer said U.S. and Iraqi forces had cordoned off the council office in Sadr City.