Five bodies found in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The shot-up bodies of five men were found at a public square in al-Tarmiah district north of Baghdad, police said Tuesday.

The men, who were shot in the chest and head, have been taken to a forensics facility for examination, the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported. Police did not specify whether the victims were civilians or members of a security force.

KUNA also reported a Foreign Ministry employee was hospitalized Tuesday from injuries received when a bomb planted in his car exploded.