Iraq: Suicide truck bomb kills 25 in North

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A suicide bomber slammed his truck into a densely populated residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar on Monday, killing at least 25 people, police said. The attack occurred in a crowded Shiite neighborhood of the mixed city, which lies about 420 kilometers northwest of Baghdad. At least 22 others were wounded in the attack, said Brig. Gen. Rahim al-Jibouri, commander of Tal Afar police. The death toll was expected to rise, he said.