7 wounded in downtown Baghdad blast

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Seven civilians on Sunday were wounded in an explosive charge attack that ripped through downtown Baghdad’s area of al-Karada, a police source said. “An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unknown men near Uqba Bin Nafi’ Square in downtown Baghdad’s al-Karada neighborhood went off today, leaving seven civilians wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Security sources sealed off the area of the blast and took the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment, the source added. SS (P)/SR 1