8 persons injured in different Baghdad blasts

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: At least 8 persons, among them an Iraqi Oil Ministry official, have been injured in different security incidents in Baghdad on Tuesday, a security source reported. “A group of unknown armed men have opened fire from guns, fixed with silencers, on a Director-General in Iraqi Oil Ministry, close to the Hunting Club in west Baghdad‘s al-Mansour district, causing him several injuries,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that “an explosive charge blew off against a police patrol in northeast Baghdad‘s al-Shaab district, wounding 2 of its elements and causing material damage to their vehicle.” In southern Baghdad‘s Mahmoudiya area, the security source reported that “an explosive charge blew off close to a filling station on the main road passing through the township, wounding 5 persons, who were driven to a nearby hospital for treatment. SKH (TP)/SR 283