Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq

    BAGHDAD, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and 19 others wounded when a car bomb struck two police patrols in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, a well-informed police source said.

    "A car bomb parking on a road in Zaiyounah neighborhood went off at about 11:30 a.m. (0730 GMT) near two passing police patrols," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

    The blast badly charred two police vehicles, killing eight people and wounding 19 others, including policemen, the source said.

    Earlier, a total of 14 people were killed and 57 others wounded when a roadside bomb blast followed by a car bombing hit a traffic police headquarters near Baghdad's Shaab Stadium.

    Violence rages in Iraq as car bombings and roadside bombs kill dozens of civilians daily. Enditem