Hopes that the capture of Saddam Hussein would bring an end to the resistance in Iraq have been crushed. Two car bombs have exploded outside police stations, killing at least 10 people. They are among the first signs of resistance since the former Iraqi leader was detained by US troops on Saturday evening. In the first blast, in a village around 30 kilometres north of the capital, nine people died and 20 others were injured. Shortly afterwards, a suspected bomber blew himself up outside a police station in Baghdad. There are reports that two policemen were killed, and eight people wounded. US forces are now likely to step up their campaign to seek out Saddam loyalists who have been blamed for most of the attacks on American soldiers and allied Iraqi security forces. **PHOTO CAPTION*** U.S soldiers gather at the scene where seven Iraqi police officers were wounded when a car bomb exploded in the western Ameriyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Dec. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)