civilian, policeman wounded in separate incidents in northern Baghdad

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi police said on Monday, that a civilian was injured in a bomb blast, while a policeman was hurt in an militant attack in northern Baghdad.

The source said in a brief statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This evening, an explosive device that was emplaced inside a vehicle of a civilian has went off in the area of al-Taji, resulting in his injury,” adding also that, “Unidentified militants attacked a policeman in the area of al-Shula and opened their fire against him, resulting in his injury.”

The statement added, “A security force cordoned off the areas of the two incidents and transferred the injured to a hospital.”