Soldier killed, 9 wounded in western Baghdad blast

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi soldier was killed and five others wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in al-Khadraa neighborhood, western Baghdad, on Friday, a local Iraqi police source said. “A stun charge went off near a gathering of civilians and military persons, followed by an IED blast that left a policeman killed and five military servicemen, including two officers, wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion also left four civilians injured,” the source added. AmR (P) 2