Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 19 Killed in Central Iraq

Anti-Al Qaeda militia targeted

At least 19 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in central Iraq aimed at pro-government militia, officials say.

More than 40 people were injured in the blast in the town of Taji, about 20km (12 miles) north of Baghdad.

The majority of the victims were members of the Sahwa militia, which has been fighting al-Qaeda.