Iraq bombings kill three of a family

The blast killed three members of a family including a five-year-old boy and also wounding a two-year-old girl, an interior ministry official said.Unknown gunmen planted three bombs around a house made of mud and reeds in the Taji area, causing it to completely collapse and killing a father, mother and a five-year-old boy, the official said on condition of anonymity.The bombs exploded at about 4:00 am (0100 GMT), the official said, adding that a two-year-old girl survived but was wounded and taken to hospital.