Truck Bomb in Central Baghdad

From an Aljazeera.com report:

A garbage truck loaded with explosives blew up near Iraq's agricultural ministry and Sadeer hotel in Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding more than 20 others.

The blast happened when a bomber drove the rubbish truck close to the ministry and the hotel before detonating the explosives. More than 20 cars were destroyed in the attack.


Truck Bomb Explodes in Central Baghdad
Before the explosion, at 6.30am (0330 GMT), rebels (sic) fired a rocket-propelled grenade onto a checkpoint in the main road to the agricultural ministry and Hotel Sadeer.

"I saw a black BMW pull up to the checkpoint and shoot one guard. There was a change of guard at the time. The BMW killed the guard and cleared the way for the garbage truck to enter," witness Haidar Hamid said.

It's believed that the primary target was the Hotel Sadeer which is used by Iraqi police and foreign contractors.