Civilian killed, 2 wounded in car bomb blast in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A civilian was killed and two others were wounded on Thursday in a car bomb explosion in southeastern Baghdad. “A car rigged with explosives exploded targeting a U.S. vehicle patrol on the highway between al-Qanat region and al-Mashtal in southeastern Baghdad, killing a civilian and injuring two,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion damaged a U.S. military vehicle,” he added. No word was immediately available from the U.S. army on the incident.   SH (P)/SR 1