In Baghdad, at least 10 people have died and 40 injured after a car bomb exploded outside the area housing the new Iraqi government and the US and British embassies. The bombing killed mostly workers waiting in line to get into the heavily guarded complex which was formerly known as the Green Zone. It was the largest bombing since the so-called handover of power two weeks ago. The BBC reported US forces cordoned off the street after the bombing with tanks while US helicopters circled overhead. The unelected Iraqi Prime Minister, Ayad Allawi, vowed to crush those responsible and suggested the attack may have come in response to a recent police sweep. The new Iraqi government has arrested more than 500 people over the past week in Baghdad.