Governor blames security forces for Baghdad carnage

Baghdad's Governor Salah Abdul Razzaq, has accused Iraqi security forces of negligence, prior to a pair of bloody weekend bombings. The explosions took place near the Justice Ministry and Baghdad Provincial Government buildings on Sunday.

Govenor Abdul Razzaq showed video footage from the incidents at a Tuesday press conference. Two mini-buses were used in the attacks. Both suicide bombers defied a truck traffic ban in heavily-policed Central Baghdad to carry out their plot. Abdul-Razzaq says that negligent soldiers should be court martialed.

Govenor Abdul Razzaq said, "This negligence does not have any justification. If the blast was caused by a car bomb that came from outside this area, then how did it manage to pass so many checkpoints? Iraqi soldiers are asking people to get out of their vehicles, even if they are carrying perfume or soap, so how did these car bombs manage to pass through? If collusion was involved, let the soldiers bear the responsibility."