Policeman wounded in central Baghdad blast

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi interior ministry policeman was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in central Baghdad on Saturday, according to a police source. “The IED, which was attached to a ministry Ford vehicle, went off while driving by on Haifa street, central Baghdad, wounding the policeman on board and damaging the car severely,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Security forces sealed off the explosion scene and rushed the wounded security man to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. AmR (P) 2