13 killed in Baghdad market Bomb
Pakistan Times Wire Service

BAGHDAD: A roadside bomb tore through a market place Thursday in southeast Baghdad, killing 13 people and wounding 28, reported police.

The huge market in Baghdad al-Jadida consists mostly of fruit and vegetable stands and is frequented primarily by women.

The bombing came as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and one of the leaders of the insurgency, whose group has regularly carried out attacks on civilians.●