Bomb blast west of Baghdad, 2 casualties
Bomb blast in Baghdad.
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A police source in Baghdad informed that two soldiers were wounded in a bomb blast, west of the capital, Baghdad, Alsumaria News reported on Thursday.
The source said, “An improvised explosive device emplaced on the roadside in Abu Gharib District west of Baghdad exploded, at noon today, on an army patrol, while passing in the area, wounding two soldiers.”
“Security forces cordoned off the area of incident and barred approaching it,” the source added on condition of anonymity. “Ambulances transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive the needed treatment,” the source further added.
Earlier today, a civilian was killed and three others were wounded in another bomb blast that hit al-Tajiyat area, north of Baghdad.