3 Killed in Baghdad Roadside Bombing

Police in Iraq say at least three people were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near a mini-bus in Baghdad's Shi'ite neighborhood of Sadr City.


At least 13 others were wounded in the explosion Monday.

Overall violence has declined in recent months in Iraq, but sectarian strife has been evident in the capital recently.

Earlier this month, the head of the main Sunni bloc in Iraq's parliament, Harith al-Obeidi, was killed after leading Friday prayers at a mosque in Baghdad.

An Iraqi security official has said a suspected member of the group al-Qaida has been arrested in connection with that killing.

The violence comes as U.S. combat troops prepare to pull out of Iraqi cities by the end of this month.