Special report: Tension escalates in
Iraq
BAGHDAD, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Two explosive charges went off successively
near a police station in central Baghdad on Monday, wounding three policemen, a
well-informed police source said.
"A bomb detonated inside a car around 10:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) near a police
station at the 62nd neighborhood," the source told Xinhua on condition of
anonymity.
Two minutes later, a second blast caused by a roadside bomb near a shop of
al-Sa'eh Refreshments which is close to the police station, the source said.
Three policemen were wounded in the two blasts, and several nearby cars and
buildings were damaged, he added.
Insurgents frequently attack Iraqi police and army forces, accusing them of
collaborating with U.S. occupation forces. Enditem
