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Iraq Police Find 41 Bodies; Baghdad Bombing Kills Three

NPR | By Ben Gilbert

Published March 9, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

In Iraq, the bodies of at least 41 people -- some headless -- have been found at two separate sites. Meanwhile, a massive truck bomb exploded in the center of Baghdad, killing three people including the bomber.

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