Roadside bombs kill at least two in Baghdad

Two roadside bombs exploded in Baghdad today, killing at least two bystanders and wounding 15 others.

One bomb targeting a police patrol blew up in the western neighbourhood of Harthiya, killing one civilian and injuring 11, including two policemen and an Iraqi soldier, police said.

The other exploded near the al-Kindi hospital in eastern Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding four others.

Gunmen also killed a medic as he was walking in west Baghdad’s Amariyah district to administer vaccinations.

A car bomb exploded in the city of Baqouba, wounding two civilians. Police had earlier received a call about a body in the car, which they retrieved moments before the blast.

In the south-eastern suburb of Rustamiyah, police discovered five bodies of Iraqis, handcuffed and blindfolded. Late yesterday, police found 11 other bodies in various parts of the capital.

Also late yesterday, five foreigners, including an Egyptian, were killed as they drove near a village 30 miles south-west of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, police said. Officials declined to identify the nationality of the other four victims.