The under secretary of Iraqi Trade Ministry was wounded and two of his bodyguards were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in western Baghdad on Sunday, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"Qais Dawoud Hassan, the under secretary of Trade Ministry, was wounded in the face. Two of his bodyguards were killed and another injured," the source said on condition of anonymity.

Earlier today, gunmen ambushed the car of Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi's brother in eastern Baghdad, seriously wounding him and killing his driver, police said.

Iraqi government officials are often under attacks waged by insurgents who attempt to topple the Shiite-and-Kurdish-dominated government installed in April.

Source: Xinhua