Bomb Kills Head of Iraqi Governing Council
1 hour, 6 minutes agoBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The head of the Iraqi Governing Council was killed in a suicide car bombing near a checkpoint outside the coalition headquarters in central Baghdad on Monday, dealing a blow to U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq (news - web sites) ahead of a handover of sovereignty on June 30.
A roadside bomb containing sarin nerve agent also exploded recently near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt confirmed Monday, saying two explosives experts were treated for "minor exposure" but no other casualties were reported.
Kimmitt said he believed it was the first case in which U.S. forces had found an artillery shell containing sarin.
Abdel-Zahraa Othman, also known as Izzadine Saleem, was the second and highest-ranking member of the U.S.-appointed council to be assassinated. He was among nine Iraqis, including the bomber, who were killed, Iraqi officials said...
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