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4 civilians wounded in 3rd Baghdad blast Sunday

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Four civilians were wounded when a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle went off in western Baghdad on Sunday, the third blast in the Iraqi capital today, police said. “A sticky IED attached to a civilian vehicle exploded on Sunday (Feb. 8) near al-Ruwad intersection in al-Mansour neighborhood, western Baghdad, leaving four civilians wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Security forces sealed off the scene as the wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” the source said. Earlier on Sunday (Feb. 8), security sources said two civilians were wounded when an IED went off in al-Nahda area, central Baghdad. Later on, another IED went off in al-Qahira neighborhood, eastern Baghdad, leaving one civilian killed and 14 others wounded. AmR (P) 1