A suicide car bomb exploded in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing one child and wounding at least four people, officials said. The bomber also died.
The blast took place near Bab al-Muadhim, a compound of several medical hospitals in northeastern Baghdad, police Col. Muhanad Sadoun said.
The bomber was trying to hit a traffic police patrol in the area but crashed into a tree by accident, Sadoun said. One of the four wounded was a policeman.
In the meantime, a US Marine was killed in action in western Iraq's Al Anbar province during security and stability operations Monday, a military statement said.
Also Tuesday, a car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded on a road near the main avenue leading to Baghdad's international airport, police Capt. Thamir Talib said. Four civilians were killed and seven were wounded, including two police officers, he said.
In a report unconfirmed by US officials, witnesses said some US forces were also wounded. When US forces arrived on the scene to evacuate them, another car bomb exploded, wounding more troops. One Humvee was destroyed and two civilian cars were in flames, witnesses said.
