Cop killed in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: A policeman was killed on Thursday in a roadside bomb blast in the northwest of Hilla, a police source said. “The bomb, planted on the main road in Jarf al-Sakhr district, northwest of Hilla, went off targeting a police vehicle patrol, killing the driver and destroying the vehicle,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not give further details. Hilla, the capital of Babel, is 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2