By Prensa Latina
Baghdad : Two bomb blasts in Baghdad killed six people and wounded another three Tuesday, thus corroborating prevailing insecurity in that capital.
Police sources cited by Aswat al Iraq agency informed one of the explosive artefacts was home-made and placed in a taxi in Al Mansur residential neighbourhood, killing five people and wounding one policeman.
The other blast occurred in Waziryia district, where one person died and two others were injured.
Meanwhile, Staffan de Mistura, special representative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, met with Ayatollah Ali Sistani, top Shiite Muslim authority in Iraq, who exchanged viewpoints on ó the political situation and security in the country, ó according to Nina news agency..
Also today, the US command in Iraq confirmed the resistance attacked a US military base in Baghdad’s southwest with rockets, killing five people, including two soldiers, and wounding 16 others.