5 killed, 7 wounded in 2 IED blasts in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Five people were killed and seven others wounded in blasts from two improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, according to a security source on Thursday. “An IED went off near the house of a policeman in al-Tarimiya area, northern Baghdad, leaving him killed and two family members and a civilian who happened to be near the site wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion also left severe damage to the house and nearby houses,” he added. He said that another IED went off near a passing civilian vehicle on the Muhammad al-Qassim road, close to Zayouneh neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, leaving four civilians killed and four others wounded. Meanwhile, two mortar shells landed on the heavily-fortified green zone in central Baghdad but there was no information available on losses or casualties, the source said. AmR (P) 3