Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq

    BAGHDAD, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb went off in a northeastern Baghdad neighborhood on Thursday, killing a civilian and wounding three others, a police source said.

    The blast occurred at about 7:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) when a bomb exploded near Nedaa mosque in Qahira neighborhood, the source said on condition of anonymity.

    Earlier, a suicide bomber drove his explosive packed car into a passing police patrol in the industrial district in eastern Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding 17 others.

    Insurgents frequently attack Iraqi security forces accused of collaborating with U.S.-led occupation forces. Enditem