Traffic policeman killed, 6 others injured in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A traffic policeman has been killed and 6 others injured in violence acts against traffic policemen that took place east of Baghdad on Tuesday, a security source reported. “The first attack took place in Zaafaraniya district against a police patrol, wounding 5 persons, among them 2 traffic policemen, who were driven to a nearby hospital for treatment,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Another attack, he said, took place in southeast Baghdad‘s Baladiyat district when an explosive charge took place against a traffic police car, injuring 3 traffic policemen, including an officer with a lieutenant rank and 2 policemen, who were also taken to a hospital for treatment. “The third incident took place close to Baghdad‘s Oil Club against a traffic police patrol, killing a traffic policemen and wounding another, who was driven to hospital for treatment,” the security source concluded. Monday had witnessed several attacks against traffic policemen in a number of Baghdad districts, killing and wounding a number of them, along with some civilians. SKH (ST) 79