.- A car bomb attack today caused the deaths of at least 16 people in southern Baghdad, capital of Iraq in the first attack of considerable magnitude since the U.S. announced the deaths of Osama Bin Laden. According to initial reports, the car loaded with explosives was blown up on Tuesday night next to a cafe where a group of young people watching a football game.
The blast occurred in Abudsheer, a Shiite enclave in the former stronghold of Al-Qaeda in Dora, south of Baghdad whose population strongly resisted the invasion of U.S. troops in 2004. 'A bomb inside a car caused death and injury of several civilians in the district of Abudsheer "said Qassim al-Moussawi, spokesman for Baghdad security to Arabic TV station Al-Jazeera.
Dozens of rescue workers arrived on the scene to assist victims and , according to medical sources, most of the dead and injured are young people who were watching football. Among the dead would be a cafeteria worker. This is the deadliest bombing since the United States on Sunday announced the death of Bin Laden, leader Al-Qaeda network, whose followers in Iraq vowed to avenge his death.
However, so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. 
The blast occurred in Abudsheer, a Shiite enclave in the former stronghold of Al-Qaeda in Dora, south of Baghdad whose population strongly resisted the invasion of U.S. troops in 2004. 'A bomb inside a car caused death and injury of several civilians in the district of Abudsheer "said Qassim al-Moussawi, spokesman for Baghdad security to Arabic TV station Al-Jazeera.
Dozens of rescue workers arrived on the scene to assist victims and , according to medical sources, most of the dead and injured are young people who were watching football. Among the dead would be a cafeteria worker. This is the deadliest bombing since the United States on Sunday announced the death of Bin Laden, leader Al-Qaeda network, whose followers in Iraq vowed to avenge his death.
However, so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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