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Six Iraqis die in bomb attack western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Oct 1 (KUNA) -- Up to six Iraqi policemen died and one officer survived death in a booby-trap car explosion in western Iraq on Monday, a police source said.
The source told KUNA a booby-trap car exploded in Al-Manosourah neighborhood western Baghdad, targeting an Iraqi general's car which led to death of one civilian. Four others were wounded -- two of them were the general's body-guards.
Three civilians from the same family were killed due to an explosion near their car when they were passing by in Diyala Province in northeast Iraq.
In Tikrit, two civilians died and three others were injured when a bomb blew up nearby the car they were riding. (end) ahh.sfm KUNA 011314 Oct 12NNNN