Car bomb outside mosque kills seven

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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/13/iraq/index.html

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A car bomb was detonated outside a Shia mosque Thursday night, killing four Iraqi police officers and three civilians and wounding 30 others, a U.S. military spokesman said.

The bombing in the town of Khan Bani Saad, about 20 km (12 miles) south of Baquba, occurred at about 6 p.m. (10 a.m. ET), said Maj. Neal O'Brien, spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division in Tikrit.

Afterward, Iraqi police engaged in small-arms fire with insurgents, who were seen fleeing the area, he said.

The wounded were taken to a hospital. O'Brien said the attack "shows the desperate nature of the insurgents as Iraq moves closer to elections."

...lol! I wonder if he had a straight face when he said that.