BAGHDAD - At least 22 people were killed and another 25 wounded in ongoing violence hitting the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Baquba on Monday.In BaghdadÂ’s southern Zafaraniyah district an explosive charge detonated near a police patrol, killing two Iraqis and wounding 14 others. Among the wounded were a number of police officers. Iraqi police sources also said that another bomb explosion struck a US army patrol, killing three servicemen and destroying a Hummer- type vehicle. The US military could not be reached for comment.
Earlier in Baghdad, around 13 Iraqis were killed and four wounded when two car bombs detonated in separate areas of the city, authorities said. In one incident, 12 people lost their lives when a car bomb parked in a garage in Karada district blew up creating the blast that additionally wounded four people and damaged nearby cars and buildings. In the second incident, an Iraqi was killed and three were wounded in Palestine Street, in the capitalÂ’s east.
Violence continued on Monday in Baquba, the capital of IraqÂ’s north-eastern Diyala province, leaving at least four people dead and four others wounded after a deadly attack on a police station, police sources said. According to authorities, a group of armed men stormed a local police station, killing three police officers and a civilian, and wounding four other people. The police source said the gunmen fled as members of the Iraqi Army responded.