Iraq: Nine killed in roadside bomb attacks

By SPA,

Baghdad : Two separate roadside bomb attacks targeting Iraqi security forces killed nine people on Monday, including four civilians, the police said.

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The first roadside bomb struck a police patrol vehicle in Mahaweel, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) south of Baghdad, killing four policemen and three civilian bystanders, the police said.

Earlier Monday, an improvised explosive device struck an army patrol in east Baghdad’s Palestine Street and killed one Iraqi soldier and one civilian, the police said. The
attack also wounded five soldiers and two other civilians and badly damaged the patrol car, the Associated Press reported.