IED targets U.S. convoy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An improvised explosive device (IED) on Thursday targeted a U.S. convoy in Baghdad, according to an Iraqi police source. “On Thursday afternoon, a U.S. convoy was hit by an explosive device planted on a main street in al-Taji city,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “U.S. forces prevented civilians from approaching the scene of the blast and threw a security cordon around the area,” the source noted. There was no word on casualties to the U.S. side, the source added. SS (P) 1