Bomb blasts Baghdad street

A roadside bomb exploded on a main Baghdad thoroughfare early today, wounding three civilians, the Interior Ministry said.

The blast on Karrada street also damaged several vehicles and shattered windows, witnesses said. The target of the attack was not immediately clear.

Ambulances rushed to scene of the explosions and American troops cordoned off the area.

Interior Ministry spokesman Col Adnan Abdul-Rahman said three civilians were wounded.