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February 28th, 2009

Civilian killed, 10 wounded in Baghdad bombing

Posted: 11:46 AM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - At least one civilian died and 10 others were wounded when a car bomb in a parked car detonated in western Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.

The incident, which also damaged three cars, occurred in a commercial area of the Mansour district. One of the wounded was an off-duty police officer. It is not clear whether he was being targeted.

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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