Polish ambassador wounded in Baghdad explosions
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Baghdad, Oct 3 (Xinhua) The Polish ambassador to Iraq was wounded when three roadside bomb went off near his convoy in central Baghdad Wednesday morning, an interior ministry source said.The attack took place when three roadside bombs were detonated in quick succession near the Polish embassy convoy of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the Arrassat area in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood, damaging three vehicles and wounding three people on board, the source said.The attack also killed a civilian and wounded two others, the source said. (c) Indo-Asian News Service
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