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14 Iraqis killed, 45 wounded in blasts in Baghdad - source

BAGHDAD, June 17 (KUNA) -- Fourteen Iraqis were killed and 45 others wounded in explosions caused by a booby-trapped car and other explosive deivces in Baghdad on Tuesday, a security source said.
A booby-trapped car exploded near a crowded market in Al-Sadr City killing 10 civilians and injuring 32 others including women and children, the source told KUNA.
Ambulances rushed to the scene of the explosion and Iraqi police cordoned off the area, he added.
An explosive device that was attached to a bus was detonated earlier today killing two passengers and injuring five others, said a police source.
Two civilians were killed and eight wounded in two separate explosions in Baghdad, he said. (end) mhg.bs