2 civilians wounded in blast near Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Two civilians were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday, a local security source said. “An IED attached to a civilian vehicle went off today (March 19) on al-Mahmoudiya-al-Uwayridj highway, southwest of Baghdad, leaving the driver and a pedestrian wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not give more information.   AmR (TP)/SR 521