Police and health officials say two civilians have been killed and 13 others wounded in a bomb explosion in western Baghdad. A police officer said on Saturday that the bomb went off around midnight Friday in Jamiaa neighborhood, near cafes and ice cream shops. A doctor at a nearby hospital confirmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media. With the ebb in violence across the country, Iraqis have started going out in the evenings more, especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that started at the beginning of August.
