Iraq Security Forces Attacked by Suicide Bomber
THE GUARDIAN: More than 40 killed as members of government-backed militia in Baghdad were queueing up to get paid

Relatives of an injured man look at x-rays after the attack in Radwaniya. Photograph: The Guardian
A suicide bomber killed more than 40 people in Baghdad this morning in an attack on security personnel as they queued up for their wages.

The victims were all members of a government-backed militia known as Sahwa, or Sons of Iraq, who were waiting for their pay in Radwaniya, a Sunni district in the south-west of the city.

Police put the number of dead at 39, but the interior ministry said 43 had died. >>> Matthew Weaver and agencies | Sunday, July 18, 2010