BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3478339.stm A powerful car bomb has exploded in the centre of Baghdad, killing up to 25 people.
The blast occurred outside an army recruiting centre, the United States military said. It said all casualties were Iraqis.
Ambulances were seen rushing victims to local hospitals, witnesses said.
The blast comes a day after an apparent suicide car attack outside a police station in Baghdad killed at least 50 people and injured dozens of others.
AP
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=4&u=/ap/20040211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_explosion BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosion went off near an army recruiting center in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing between 20 and 25 Iraqis, a coalition spokesman said.
The blast took place about 7:40 a.m. at the center, which is located in central Baghdad less than a mile from the Green Zone, the high-security neighborhood where the U.S.-led coalition has its headquarters, the spokesman said. The casualties were all Iraqis.
The explosion came a day after a suicide bomber detonated a truckload of explosives outside a police station in a town 30 miles south of Baghdad, killing up to 53 people and wounding scores — including would-be Iraqi recruits lined up to apply for jobs.
Tuesday's blast in Iskandariyah was at least the eighth vehicle bombing in Iraq (news - web sites) this year and followed warnings from occupation officials that insurgents would step up attacks against Iraqis who work with the coalition, especially ahead of the planned June 30 transfer of sovereignty to a provisional Iraqi government.