Baghdad Bombs Kill 3 in Scattered Violence
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Oct. 27, 2010: Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a roadside bomb, which exploded in northern Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday. Iraqi police say a bombing at a checkpoint near the headquarters of a Sunni foundation in north Baghdad has killed security guards. (AP)
BAGHDAD -- A bomb blast Wednesday near a Sunni religious organization killed two security guards, police and hospital officials said.
The roadside bomb exploded at a checkpoint about 500 yards from the main gate of the Sunni Endowment, a government-supported institution that oversees mosques, schools and cemeteries. Three guards and two others were injured.
A worker at Baghdad's Al-Numan hospital confirmed the casualties.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Elsewhere in Baghdad, a bomb hidden in a pickup truck exploded, killing the driver and injuring three passers-by.
An official at Yarmouk hospital confirmed the death.
The motives for the attacks were not known.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.