Baghdad car-bomb leaves two people dead

By Amer al-Hassaani

BAGHDAD (AA) - Two people were killed and another six injured when a car-bomb shook central Baghdad on Wednesday, according to a local security source.

"A bomb-laden vehicle -- parked on the side of the road in the capital’s Al-Rusafi district -- was detonated on Wednesday afternoon, killing two and injuring six," Baghdad Police Captain Zahir al-Khafaji told Anadolu Agency.

Police brought the dead and injured to nearby hospitals in the wake of the blast, the police officer said.

In recent weeks and months, devastating bombings -- often featuring explosive-packed vehicles -- have become an almost daily occurrence in Iraq’s violence-prone capital.

The Iraqi authorities typically blame such attacks, which frequently target civilian areas, on the embattled Daesh terrorist group.