Six people injured in IED blast in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Six persons have been wounded in two improvised explosive device (IED) blasts east and west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early on Monday, a security source said. “An IED blew up today (Monday) against an Iraqi Army patrol in east Baghdad‘s Sadr City, wounding two of the patrol’s soldiers and two civilians, who were driven to a nearby hospital,” he said. One of the patrol’s vehicles was damaged, along with a number of other vehicles close to the venue of the blast the source added. He said that another explosive charge blew up targettomg a government vehicle, carrying two employees in west Baghdad‘s al-Amal al-Shaabi district, wounding both persons, who were also driven to a nearby hospital, whilst the vehicle and nearby cars were also damaged due to the blast. SKH (TP)/SR 854