- BASRA, Iraq: Local Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has killed six people in the southern city of Basra.
- A police officer said the bomb targeted a bus Sunday around 9 a.m.
A morgue official confirmed the death toll.
Another police officer said the bomb missed a passing US
army patrol, but hit the bus. He put the death toll at three and the wounded at 11.
There was no way to immediately reconcile the difference in numbers. Conflicting reports on casualties are common in the immediate aftermath of attacks.
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release information.
Oil-rich Basra is 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad.
