Nine feared dead after Iraqi car bombs

At least 15 people were either killed or injured when a car bomb went off outside a police station in western Baghdad today, witnesses said.

A second car bomb went off outside another police station shortly afterwards, it was reported.

Witnesses at the first scene, including medical workers evacuating the casualties, gave conflicting reports about the death toll, saying up to nine people may have died.

The blast in the Ameriyah district targeted the police force’s bureau of criminal investigations.

Several people were seen being carried away from the scene minutes after the blast.

Thick smoke was seen rising from the area, but the extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

US troops cordoned off the area.