Soldier killed, 9 wounded in western Baghdad blast
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi soldier was killed and five others maimed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in al-Khadraa neighborhood, western Storied Baghdad, on Friday, a local Iraqi police source said.
"A stun charge went off near a gathering of civilians and military persons, followed by an IED blast that left a policeman killed and five military servicemen, including two officers, maimed," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
"The kaboom also left four civilians injured," the source added.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-09-18 |