Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 9 September 2008
By Sahar Issa | McClatchy Newspapers
The daily Iraq violence report is compiled by McClatchy Newspapers Special Correspondents in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes unreported. It's posted without editing as transmitted to McClatchy's Washington Bureau.
Baghdad
General Hasen Maeen, from the Prime Minister's office was targeted with an adhesive bomb stuck onto the car. He and two of his security personnel were severely injured in the explosion that took place in Harthiyah, central Baghdad, at 7.30 a.m. Tuesday.
An adhesive IED was stuck onto the car of the bureau chief of al-Arabiyah satellite station in Baghdad, Jowad al-Hattab in Salhiyah neighbourhood, central Baghdad. Al-Hattab called the security forces after checking his car and suspecting something at around 11 a.m. Tuesday, but the bomb detonated without casualties, before they arrived.
A roadside bomb targeted a restaurant in Wahran intersection, Baladiyat, eastern Baghdad, killing one civilian, injuring six people including three policemen.
Two roadside bombs were discovered and detonated under control, without casualties in Zayuna.
A roadside bomb exploded under a coach in Mansour, central Baghdad at 7 p.m. injuring three civilians.
A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol near Wathiq Square, Karrada at 9 p.m. injuring seven people including five policemen.
A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Beirut Square, eastern Baghdad at 9.30 p.m. injuring two civilians.
Two unidentified bodies were found in Baghdad byIraqi police today; one in Shoala and the other in Zafaraniyah.
Nineveh
The body of a policeman was found in al-Shaareen neighbourhood in the city of Mosul.
Gunmen threw a grenade at a police patrol in al-Zinjili neighbourhood in Mosul at noon, Tuesday injuring two policemen.
Salahuddin
An IED targeted a police patrol in al-Isaaqi town, to the south of Tikrit, killing one policeman, injuring three.
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