BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- A car bomb blew up near a US military convoy in eastern Baghdad, destroying a Humvee, on Thursday, police said.

   "An explosive-laden car, parking on the side of the al-Qanat highway, was remotely detonated near a US military convoy, destroying a Humvee and killing and wounding all occupants," police officer Ahmed Abdullah told Xinhua.

   Meanwhile, a roadside bomb went off on the highway near Baghdad's  al-Jadida (New Baghdad) district next to a minibus carrying employees of the Trade Ministry, killing two and wounding five others, Abdullah added.

   Violence continued on Thursday after more than a dozen bombings ripped through Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people and wounding 570. Enditem