9 civilians injured by roadside bomb blast in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Nine civilians were wounded on Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion in northeastern Baghdad , a police source said. “An explosive charge went off in al-Shaab region in northeastern Baghdad while a small bus was passing, injuring nine civilians, including two women,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and Baghdad province. With a municipal population estimated at 7,000,000, it is the largest city in Iraq . It is the second largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo ) and the second largest city in southwest Asia (after Tehran ). Located on the Tigris River , the city dates back to at least the 8 th century, and probably to pre-Islamic times. Once the center of Dar al-Islam (the abode of Islam), Baghdad has been a center of violent conflict since 2003 because of the ongoing Iraq war. Baghdad ‘s population is a mix of Sunnis and Shiites. It is mainly divided into two sides: the west (al-Karkh) and the east (al-Rasafa). SH (P) 1