Iraqi police official: Baghdad car bomb kills 2

A car bomb apparently targeting the convoy of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi has exploded in western Baghdad, killing two civilians, an Iraqi police official said Friday. The official clarified that Chalabi was not in the convoy at the time. Speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not allowed to release the information, he said that 17 others were wounded, including nine of Chalabi's bodyguards. The bomb exploded Friday night in the Baghdad neighborhood of Mansour. No other details were immediately available.