A suicide car bomber blew himself up Monday in a crowd of police and Iraqi national guard recruits south of Baghdad, killing at least 106 and wounding 133, police and witnesses said. Babil province police said in a statement distributed to reporters that 106 people were killed and 133 others were wounded in the blast in Hilla, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad. That would make it one of the deadliest single attacks since President George W. Bush declared the war over in May 2003. "A suicide car bomb hit a gathering of people who were applying for work in the security services. The incident led to the death of 106 people and injury of 133 citizens," the statement, distributed to reporters by the Babil province police headquarters said. It added that "several people" were arrested about the blast. It did not elaborate.
