Rocket hits park, killing 2 civilians
Associated Press
BAGHDAD --
A rocket hit a downtown Baghdad park Thursday, killing two people as American and Iraqi forces battled Shiite militants believed responsible for many such attacks.
The U.S. military said that 17 militants had been killed since Wednesday in clashes around Baghdad.
The rocket, which also wounded six people, was the second in three days to land in downtown parks apparently after failing to reach the U.S.-protected Green Zone, which includes the U.S. Embassy and key Iraqi government offices.
A rocket hit and destroyed some playground equipment in another park Tuesday.
