8 casualties in 2nd Baghdad bombing

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Eight persons on Monday were killed or wounded in a bombing that targeted a police patrol vehicle in downtown Baghdad, according to a police source. “An improvised explosive device (IED) went off before noon while a police patrol vehicle was passing near the Ministry of Agriculture’s building on al-Nidal Street,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Two persons were killed, and six others were wounded, including two policemen,” the source explained. Earlier today, five civilians were injured in a bomb explosion that hit a downtown Baghdad street. SS (P) 1