The U.S. military says three civilians died in the blast at the Shahin hotel. Doctors said at least five people were injured.
The incident occurred one day after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he is willing to send a team to Iraq to assess whether elections can be held in five months if he can be convinced there is adequate security for such a mission.
Yesterday, at least 12 people -- including six U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi employees of the CNN television network -- were killed in separate attacks in Iraq.
The incident occurred one day after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he is willing to send a team to Iraq to assess whether elections can be held in five months if he can be convinced there is adequate security for such a mission.
Yesterday, at least 12 people -- including six U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi employees of the CNN television network -- were killed in separate attacks in Iraq.
