Bomb targets US convoy in Baghdad

A roadside bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded in eastern Baghdad, but there were no reports of casualties, police said.

The blast happened at about 9.35am (6.35 Irish time) on Canal highway near the capital’s Sadr City, said police Lt. Col. Kadhim Hamza Abbas.

US forces sealed off the road, Abbas said. The US military did not immediately provide any information.

A roadside bomb yesterday wounded three police officers in Kirkuk, said police Maj. Gen. Anwar Mohammed Amin.

The oil-rich city is 80 miles north of Baghdad.