Baghdad, March 10, SPA -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed truck at a checkpoint at the edge of Fallujah on Friday, killing seven civilians and wounding five, police said. The bomber attacked as many cars waited to pass through the security checkpoint into the city, 40 miles west of Baghdad, said police Lt. Mohammed Taha. Two of the wounded were police. A large explosion set fire to a U.S. tank in east Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi police Lt. Ali Abbas said. There was no immediate word on casualties. AP Television News footage showed the Abrams battle tank in flames, its tracks blown off. There was no sign of the vehicle's occupants. The U.S. military had no immediate information on the incident.--SPA 14 06 Local Time 11 06 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/337992