5 dead, 7 injured in suicide attack in Baghdad

Five people were killed and seven others injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi capital that targeted the house of Sheikh Wisam Al-Hardan, leader of Al-Sahwa, an anti-Al-Qaeda militia, a security source stated on Monday. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up while attempting to attack Sheikh Al-Hardan's house in Harthiyah, western Baghdad, the source told KUNA, adding that Al-Sahwa leader survived the attack despite injuries he sustained during the attack. Also, the source noted that the suicide attack killed five of Al-Hardan's bodyguards and one civilian, and wounded eight others, including Al-Hardan himself.