(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A roadside bomb explosion has killed two civilians and injured three other people in the eastern Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police and health officials say.
The bomb, planted on a highway in al-Jadida district in the eastern New Baghdad area, went off at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Two of the injured are traffic policemen, officials told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The attack is the latest in a new spate of deadly bombings that have claimed dozens of lives across war-torn Iraq over the recent weeks.
The terrorist attacks have mainly targeted the majority Shia community and Iraqi security forces.
Sporadic high-profile bomb explosions have raised concerns about a rise in violence in Iraq.
They also pose a major challenge to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose coalition government took office last month.
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