Baghdad blast casualties rise to 16

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Casualties of the western Baghdad’s al-Jihad neighborhood car bombing on Tuesday rose to four deaths and 12 others injured, all civilians, according to an Iraqi security source. “The car exploded by means of a remote control device,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “Three civilian vehicles and a number of shops nearby were damaged in the attack,” he added. Earlier today, another source from the Iraqi police said that the blast left three people killed and ten others wounded. MH (P)/AmR 1