IRAQ: Two civilians wounded in car bomb blast in central Baghdad / Funeral held in Ramadi for assassinated former head of municipality in Anbar, Khudr Abdaly
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IRAQ: Two civilians wounded in car bomb blast in central Baghdad / Funeral held in Ramadi for assassinated former head of municipality in Anbar, Khudr Abdaly
- Title: IRAQ: Two civilians wounded in car bomb blast in central Baghdad / Funeral held in Ramadi for assassinated former head of municipality in Anbar, Khudr Abdaly
- Date: 18th March 2006
- Summary: POLICEMEN EXAMINING CAR BOMB WRECKAGE CLOSE OF WRECKAGE OF CAR BOMB AND POLICEMEN NEARBY
- Embargoed: 2nd April 2006 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Iraq
- Country: Iraq
- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,Domestic Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA19QEAA48A213EGV3WQAX1LI2W
- Story Text: Two civilians were wounded in a car bomb blast in central Baghdad on Saturday (March 18), police sources and witnesses said.
Police said that a car parked on the side of a road in Karrada district went off prematurely, injuring pedestrians and inflicting damage on nearby shops.
Iraqi security forces rushed to the site, sealing off the area.
A funeral was held on Friday (March 17) for a former head of the municipality in Ramadi.
Khudr Abdaly, was killed by gunmen in a car on Friday in Ramadi, an insurgent stronghold 110 km (68 miles) west of Baghdad, police said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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