Suicide bombing kills 3 in Baghdad

A female suicide bomber struck Sunday in a predominantly Shiite area of central Baghdad, killing at

least three people and wounding 10 in an attack that occurred as Iraqi officials have been stressing the

security of the capital.

Police in the Masbah commercial area said they thought the woman was suspicious and asked her to stop. The woman, who wore a black Islamic robe, fled to a nearby building and the explosives detonated, said an officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release information. (AP)