5 policemen killed, wounded in bomb blast south of Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, that five policemen were either killed or wounded in a bomb blast that targeted a police patrol south of Baghdad.
The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “A bomb exploded, this afternoon, targeting a police patrol in Hor Rajab area in Dawra south of Baghdad, killing two members of the patrol and wounding three others.”
The source, who asked anonymity, added: “the security force rushed to the area and transported the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the bodies of the dead to the forensic medicine department,” without giving further details.