2 cops killed, 4 wounded in blast in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Two policemen were killed and four others wounded when a roadside bomb hit their patrol on Monday in central Baghdad. “The blast occurred at the Sheikh Umar area, central Baghdad,” a local security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He noted that the blast caused damage to one of the patrol’s vehicles. “Nearby shops were damaged as well,” the source pointed out. MH (P)/SR 2