May 10, 2011 / 9:46 AM

Baghdad politician escapes roadside bomb

BAGHDAD, May 10 (UPI) -- An Iraqi politician narrowly escaped injury when a roadside bomb exploded in Baghdad Tuesday, police said.

Yassin Mostafa al-Janabi, member of the Baghdad Provincial Council, was unhurt in the blast but his bodyguard and a passerby were injured.

Kuwait's KUNA news agency said the bomb went off as al-Janabi's vehicle traveled through the city's western Ameriyah district.

Another roadside bombing Tuesday killed the manager of a cement factory.

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