Topic: Bomb explosion hits foreigners convoy in western Baghdad

Media: Xinhua
Byline: n/a
Date: 31 August 2006


BAGHDAD -- A roadside bomb went off near a convoy of sport utility vehicles
(SUV), usually used by western foreigners, wounding at least two persons,
an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"A roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of SUVs in the 14th Ramadan Street
in Mansur neighborhood, leaving two vehicles ablaze and at least two
wounded," the source said on condition of anonymity.

The U.S. troops backed by two helicopters immediately cordoned off the
scene, preventing the Iraqi police from approaching the area, he said.

However, the police said they saw two vehicles caught fire and two wounded
people were being evacuated before they were ordered to leave the scene.

Earlier, a ministry source said that a parking car bomb near a petrol
station in eastern Baghdad went off around midday near a passing police
patrol on the Qanat Street, killing at least two people and wounding nine
others.

The blast came a day after deadly attacks in Baghdad that killed dozens of
Iraqis and wounding others.