Iraq: car bomb near cafe kills 16 in Baghdad

A car bomb tore through a cafe packed with young men watching a football match Tuesday in Baghdad, killing at least 16 people, officials said. It was the first major attack since US commandos killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack, which struck a Shiite enclave in a mainly Sunni neighborhood, but it bore the hallmarks of the terror network's chapter in Iraq. Al-Qaeda operatives have vowed revenge for bin Laden's death on Monday. (AP)