Sepcial Report:Tension accelerates in Iraq

    BAGHDAD, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Unidentified gunmen stormed and bombed a barbershop in a southeastern Baghdad district on Monday, killing two Iraqi civilians and wounding three others, an Iraqi Interior Ministry source said.

    "Unidentified armed men stormed a barbershop at around 1:00 p.m. (0900 GMT) in Baghdad's al-Jadida neighborhood, killing the barber," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

    The gunmen then planted an explosive charge in the shop before leaving, said the source, adding that the bomb detonated later, killing an Iraqi civilian and wounding three others.

    Meanwhile, seven people including three policemen were injured in a bomb blast and a subsequent car bomb explosion at an Internet Cafe in Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad, according to an Iraqi ministry source.

    Earlier, the source said that three policemen were wounded. Enditem