BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct 13, SPA -- The commander of a battalion of special Interior Ministry police was killed Friday by a bomb planted inside his headquarters building, police said. The morning explosion in Hillah, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad, killed Col. Salam al-Maamouri, commander of the Scorpion police battalion, and his aide, while injuring seven others, police Lt. Osama Ahmed said. Police were investigating whether the bomb could have been planted by a policeman from the brigade, he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/395913