Baghdad blast casualties reach 17

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Casualties from the explosive charge blast that ripped through the Iraqi capital earlier today have reached 17, according to a police source. “The toll from the explosion has risen to four dead and 13 wounded, all civilians,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Earlier today, a security source said that an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near a vegetables store in Alwat al-Rasheed market, southern Baghdad, killing two persons and wounding 10 others. SS (P) 1