Two roadside bomb explosions rocked the Iraqi capital on Tuesday
morning, wounding 18 people, including seven security members, an
Interior Ministry source said.
A roadside bomb struck an Iraqi army patrol while it was passing
through Saadoun Street in central Baghdad, injuring four soldiers
and six civilians, the source told Xinhua on condition of
anonymity. The attack also damaged an army vehicle, several nearby
civilian cars and shops, the source said.
Another roadside bomb hit a police patrol near the University of
Technology in Karrada district, wounding three policemen and five
civilians, the source said.
A police vehicle was also damaged by the blast, he added.
Violence continues in Baghdad despite the fact that the US and
Iraqi security forces have staged a security plan in the capital
since Feb. 14 aimed at putting rampant violence under control.
(Xinhua News Agency January 29, 2008)
