Bombing kills 21 at Iraq army recruiting center

Bombing kills 21 at Iraq army recruiting center

BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military recruiting center in Baghdad today, killing at least 21 people in an attack likely meant to send a message to the government and would-be army volunteers over the Iraqi troops’ ongoing push to retake two cities overrun by al-Qaida militants. The blast struck as an international rights group warned of the apparent use of indiscriminate mortar fire in civilian areas by Iraqi forces in their campaign to reassert control over the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.