EXPLOSION IN IRAQ
Gunmen assassinated an Iraqi army general on Tuesday in one of several incidents that left at least four people dead and 28 wounded, according to government officials.
Gen. Aziz Hamzah died after being attacked while driving in western Baghdad, Iraqi police said.
In the other incidents, two roadside bombs exploded in Baghdad on Tuesday, one in the al-Mashtal neighborhood of southeastern Baghdad and the other in the al-Bayaa neighborhood in the southwestern part of the city.
Six people were injured in the al-Mashtal explosion, police said. Two suffered injuries in the al-Bayaa bombing
In addition, gunmen fired on a Health Ministry official in the al-Dora district of southern Baghdad, police said. The official was wounded, police said.