Bomb blast kills 6 outside Baghdad hotel (AP)

1 hour, 11 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb planted in a mini van detonated Sunday outside a hotel in downtown Baghdad, killing at least six people and injuring 16, police and witnesses said. The bomb detonated shortly before noon outside the Palestine Hotel near a pedestrian entry point to the facility. The explosion caused a fire to break out. The bomb was left inside a bag which detonated inside the minivan, which had stopped outside the hotel. The minivan was being used as a bus to ferry people ...