Sepcial Report:Tension accelerates in Iraq

    BAGHDAD, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb went off in the parking lot of a state-run newspaper in a northern Baghdad district on Sunday, killing two civilians and wounding 20 others, an Interior Ministry source said.

    "A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of the al-Sabah newspaper building in Baghdad's Waziriyah neighborhood at about 8:45 a.m. (0445 GMT), killing two civilians and wounding 20 others," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

    At least 25 cars were ablaze in the blast and the building was badly damaged, the source added. Enditem