At least 15 dead in Iraq truck bomb attack

Ramadi (Iraq), Apr 6: At least 15 people were killed in a truck bomb attack which exploded and released chlorine gas into the air in the Iraqi city of Ramadi today police said.

Police Colonel Tareq al-Dulaimi from Ramadi said the bomb, which targeted a police patrol, wounded at least 30 people.

There has been a spate of chlorine truck bomb attacks in recent months, mainly in western Anbar province. Ramadi is the capital of Anbar, stronghold of the Sunni Arab insurgency and a haven for al Qaeda.

Reuters