Sticky IED explodes near gas station in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A sticky improvised explosive device (IED) on Tuesday exploded near a gas station in eastern Baghdad, targeting a security patrol, according to eyewitnesses. “This morning, an IED stuck to a civilian car went off near a gas station on Falasteen St., near Beirut Square, targeting a National Guard forces patrol,” an eyewitness told Iraqi News. A source from the Iraqi police said that two civilians were wounded in the blast. SS (P) 1