Car bomb explodes while being defused in Sadr City

Explosives planted in a car went off while police were trying to defuse them in Sadr City, killing two policemen and wounding four civilians, police said today amid reports that more car bombs were targeting the Shiite slum.

The blast occurred at 11:30pm yesterday on al-Fallah St in the sprawling district in eastern Baghdad, police Capt. Mohammed Ismail said, giving the casualty toll.