"The blast shook my house, I can see the fire and lots of smoke, " Akram al-Sherif, a Jordanian who was staying at a summer house less than a mile away, said.
Mr. AKRAM AL-HAKIM (Iraqi Minister of State for National Dialogue): (Through Translator) We want to show them the door is open for them to participate, particularly the Islamic front and the dialogue front and others in parliament.