(KUNA) -- Up to 13 Iraqi civilians were wounded in a car explosion which also left several shops damaged in western Baghdad Sunday. A security source in the interior ministry said that the booby-trapped vehicle, parked on a roadside, targeted a mall, several shops and warehouses.Meanwhile, An Iraqi MP survived an attack Sunday while two of his bodyguards were wounded during a car explosion in south Baghdad that targeted his convoy and an Iraqi police patrol. A civilian was killed and two police officers were wounded during the explosion. The explosion occurred as the convoy of MP Eyad Jamal Al-Deen was driving by in Al-Arsat area, where he described it as "horrific." Another car explosion targeting the motorcade of MP Sheikh Jalaleddin Al-Sagheer occurred earlier today.
Furthermore, several Iraqi women MPs said in a press conference today that MP Liqaa Al-Yaseen escaped a kidnap attempt in south Baghdad while eight of her bodyguards were kidnapped. Unidentified armed men kidnapped on Saturday MP Tayseer Al-Mashadani in east Baghdad.