Iraqi army kills bomber in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi servicemen on Wednesday killed a suicide bomber before he could blow himself up in the capital Baghdad, according to an official statement. “A force from the 24 th Brigade, 6 th Division killed a terrorist wearing an explosive belt before he could detonate himself in al-Uwaisat area, Abu Ghraib sector,” read a statement released by Baghdad’s Operations Command (BOC) and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The force has successfully managed to defuse the explosive belt, the statement noted. SS (P) 1