Bindra: Bombing leaves Baghdad somber
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CNN Correspondent Satinder Bindra
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide bombing at a popular Baghdad restaurant killed at least seven people and wounded many more, as patrons inside were celebrating New Year's Eve.
The insurgents who carried out the attack were most likely supporters of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a U.S. military commander said Thursday.
"We have no indications right now who is responsible, but the method that was used would indicate that it probably was a member of the former regime who put the car bomb (beside) the restaurant when it blew up," Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, the coalition's deputy chief of operations said.
CNN Correspondent Satinder Bindra discussed the situation Thursday with CNN's Soledad O'Brien.
BINDRA: There's a very somber mood here in Baghdad. This morning we have more details about the New Year's Eve bombing outside of a popular restaurant.
The police chief here in Baghdad described it as a suicide bomb attack. The suicide bomber packed the car with one ton of explosives – it's not clear if it was C4 or TNT.
What is clear is the scope of the damage, several buildings around the restaurant were completely flattened and cars outside were reduced to flattened and charred hulks.
At least seven people were killed and about 20 were wounded. Among those injured were three journalists from the L.A. Times newspaper.
There is a great deal of anger here in Baghdad about such attacks.
Many people are angry with the insurgents, who have staged such attacks in crowded, downtown areas.
In the last five days, three Iraqi children have been killed in attacks by insurgents. The victims included an 8-year-old boy who died in roadside bomb attack apparently aimed at a U.S. convoy.