Central Baghdad roadside bomb kills at least three

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
A roadside bomb exploded in central Baghdad near a prison Monday, killing at least two Iraqi police commandos and a civilian, officials said. The bombing, just a few hundred meters (yards) from an Interior Ministry prison, seriously damaged the vehicle carrying the troops. At least four other commandos were injured in the attack, police Lt. Col. Falah al-Mohammedawi said.