BAGHDAD, Oct. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- A roadside bomb explosion hit a convoy of 4-wheel drive vehicles travelling west of Baghdad, killing two Iraqis and wounding eight others, a Xinhua correspondent reported on the scene on Sunday.

    The blast occurred Sunday morning on a main road in Abu Ghraib, some 20 km west of Baghdad, and destroyed one 4-wheel drive vehicle, usually used by foreign contractors.

    US troops cordoned off the area immediately and blocked the road causing a traffic jam. Enditem