At least 19 killed, 50 wounded, in Baghdad bomb blasts

Bombs struck a busy outdoor market and a police patrol in a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad today, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 50 others.

The first explosion targeted a police patrol in the New Baghdad area in eastern Baghdad, killing two policemen and four civilians and wounding 11 other people, including three policemen, said Lt. Ali Abbas.