Baghdad: At least seven people including three police officers have been killed and 18 others wounded in a bomb blast near a Baghdad liquor store, Iraqi police and medical officials said.
Three of the dead and five of the injured were police officers.
The information came from police in eastern Baghdad and the hospital where the dead and injured were taken.
All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The hospital administration said that death toll may increase as five of the victims were in critical condition.
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