Iraq detains security officers after carnage in Baghdad
Iraqi officials are questioning 11 security officers about security failures that resulted in the bloodiest day in Baghdad in more than a year.
The Iraqi government raised the death toll from Wednesday’s Baghdad bomb and mortar attacks to at least 100. More than 500 other people were wounded.
An Iraqi army spokesman said there are regulations instructing security officers to prohibit trucks of the sort that exploded Wednesday from approaching government ministries.
But even the tightened security Thursday failed to prevent another bombing in the Iraqi capital. Officials say a bomb strapped to a bicycle killed two people and wounded at least 10 in central Baghdad.
After Wednesday’s bloodshed, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed an immediate re-evaluation of the government’s security methods. Read more…