By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Thursday in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 11 Iraqis and wounding dozens, officials said. The American military also said five US troops died in separate attacks.
The first blast occurred at 5 p.m. when a car bomb detonated near a gas station, killing at least two people and wounding 13. The second, believed driven by a suicide bomber, went off 20 minutes later in a bustling outdoor market, killing nine people and wounding 57.
The five American troops all died Wednesday in separate attacks, the US command said.