2 civilians wounded in blasts in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Two civilians were wounded in blasts from two improvised explosive devices in central and southern Baghdad city on Monday, according to a local security source. “An IED went off near a store selling liquor on al-Saadoun street, central Baghdad, leaving two civilian men wounded and causing severe damage to the store and other nearby stores,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The two wounded men were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. Meanwhile, the same source said an IED attached to the vehicle of an engineer working for the housing ministry went off right in front of his house in al-Siha neighborhood, al-Dora area, southern Baghdad, causing severe damage to the vehicle and the apartment building where the targeted man lives. AmR (P)/SR 7