Jordan embassy bomb killed 17 - hospital

At least 17 people were killed in yesterday's truck bomb attack on the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad, an official at the hospital…

At least 17 people were killed in yesterday's truck bomb attack on the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad, an official at the hospital where the bodies were taken said.

He said this morning that two wounded Iraqi policeman had died overnight, and that a further four bodies that been removed from the scene had been found.

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