Roadside bomb wounds three policemen in southern Baghdad

A roadside bomb attacked a police patrol in south of Baghdad on Saturday, injuring three policemen seriously, a source from the Interior Ministry told Xinhua.

"The explosion occurred at around 7:50 p.m. (1650 GMT). One police car was destroyed and several houses were damaged by the blast," the source said.

Iraqi police and army have been frequently attacked by insurgents. Earlier Saturday, 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed in a powerful roadside bomb blast in north of Baghdad.

Source: Xinhua