Thursday 13 January 2005, 3:05 Makka Time, 0:05 GMT
Two car bombs exploded in the city of Mosul on Wednesday, killing at least two Iraqi soldiers.
The first bomb was a van aiming to a joint convoy of US and Iraqi militay vehicles.
It exploded too early, killing an unknown number of civillians, as reported by US Sergeant Chris Schaeffer.
Another car parked in a nearby street exploded and killed two Iraqi soldiers.
Meanwhile, Iraqi interim President Ghazi al-Yawar is in Paris for an official visit and a meeting with Jacques Chirac, the French President.
Il Romanaccio at 12:40 PM