A car bomb exploded Tuesday near the Ministry of Education in a busy commercial area in northern Baghdad, killing six people, according to the Interior Ministry and hospital officials Spokesman Col. Adnan Abdul-Rahman of the Interior Ministry said the 8:45 a.m. (0545GMT) blast occurred in the northern Azamiyah district. Al-Nu'man Hospital officials said there were six people killed, including one woman. Ten others were wounded, including a two-year old girl. The blast detonated near the Ministry of Education offices, according to a ministry employee, who refused to give his name. Most of the employees managed to escape unscathed but the building's guards, who were in the rear of the building, were among the casualties, he said. The blast in Antar Square destroyed five cars, Abdul-Rahman said.
