File Photo: An Iraqi policeman, seen through a broken fence, inspects the site of a car bomb explosion
Baghdad, Iraq:
Iraqi officials say a car bombing and a suicide attack have killed at least nine people and wounded 19.
In the first attack on Thursday, the bomber drove his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint in the town of Mishahda, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Baghdad.
A police officer says three policemen and two civilians were killed while 11 people were wounded in that attack.
A second officer says a parked car bomb struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad's western Mansour neighborhood, killing four and wounding eight. The pilgrims were going to the shrine of a much revered saint, Imam Mousa al-Kazim.
Two medical officials confirmed the causality figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
In the first attack on Thursday, the bomber drove his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint in the town of Mishahda, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Baghdad.
A police officer says three policemen and two civilians were killed while 11 people were wounded in that attack.
A second officer says a parked car bomb struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad's western Mansour neighborhood, killing four and wounding eight. The pilgrims were going to the shrine of a much revered saint, Imam Mousa al-Kazim.
Two medical officials confirmed the causality figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
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