Destruction of 100 Shops in Iraq

Iraqis in discussion as they watch the Saddam Hussein trial on TV in a tea shop in Baghdad, Tuesday, May 16, 2006. The defense presented witnesses Tuesday in the trial of Saddam Hussein and former members of his regime a day after the judge formally charged them with crimes against humanity that carry a possible death penalty by hanging. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)

Fire destroys over 100 shops in Iraq

May 19 - Three incidents in Iraq today, bomb blast near Baghdad police station leave 4 injured, fires rage out of control in Diwaniya and clashes in Ramadi kill three.

Roadside bomb went off next to an Iraqi police patrol in central Baghdad wounding four civilians, police said.

The attack took place in Karrada district of central Baghdad.

Late on Thursday (May 19) at least 120 shops were damaged when huge fire roared through markets of central southern city of Diwaniya wounding several people, witnesses said.

In the city of Ramadi, witnesses reported that clashes erupted between the US forces and Iraqi rebels, killing three civilians.

The clashes also damaged a nearby mosque.