Two Iraqi policemen were wounded Thursday in a blast in southwestern Baghdad, announced the Iraqi Police. A police source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that an explosive device went off targeting a police patrol in the area of Saydiya, southwestern Baghdad. The source added that two policemen were wounded and a police vehicle was damaged in the attack.Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense announced that its forces dismantled a car bomb and arrested 17 gunmen in several operations during the past 24 hours. The ministry said in a press release that the Iraqi forces dismantled a booby-trapped car in the area of Jamila in eastern Baghdad. It added that 427 mobile and stationed patrols were dispatched in several cities in Iraq, which led to arresting 17 gunmen in Baghdad, Mosul, and Ramadi.