Blast near CBI leaves casualties

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Civilians were killed or wounded in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) between the areas of al-Souk al-Arabi and the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) in central Baghdad on Sunday, according to the semi-official al-Iraqiya TV. “The blast left an unidentified number of people killed or wounded,” the news network added. It did not give further details. AmR (P) 2