More bomb blasts rock Baghdad

Published: Nov. 4, 2009 at 8:29 AM
Bombs explode near Baghdad Mosques in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Separate explosions in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad injured at least 16 people Wednesday, Iraqi police say.

Five people were injured when a car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in the al-Athamiyah neighborhood while at least seven others suffered injuries in an explosion in the al-Eskan neighborhood, KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency, reports.

Police said four more Iraqis were injured in a third explosion on a highway in the northern part of the capital.

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