Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq

    BAGHDAD, April 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed and 25 others wounded on Sunday when rockets struck a building in the town of Mahmoudiyah, 30 km south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.

    "The rockets badly damaged a residential building and destroyed nearby shops," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Women and children were among the killed and wounded people, he added.

    According to the source, the death toll is expected to rise as rescuers continue searching for bodies under debris. U.S. and Iraqi security forces rushed to the area, while ambulances continue evacuating the victims.