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February 28th, 2009

2 killed, 9 wounded in Baghdad bombing

Posted: 01:49 PM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - At least two people died and nine others were wounded when a car bomb in a parked car detonated in western Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.

The incident occurred in a commercial area of the Mansour district. One of those killed was a police officer in civilian clothing. It is not clear whether he was being targeted. The other slain person was a civilian.

Officials said there also were two roadside bombings in Baghdad that left eight people wounded: six in the southeast neighborhood of Zaafaraniya and two in the southern Dora district.


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