Blasts kill 5 in Baghdad neighborhood

Iraqi officials say two explosions in a Baghdad neighborhood have killed five people. The blasts went off in the Dora neighborhood, a Sunni area in southwestern Baghdad that is also home to a small Christian community.

The first explosion occurred around 9.30 pm Tuesday. The second bomb exploded after police arrived on the scene. Police and hospital officials said three of the dead were police officers and 16 other policemen and bystanders were wounded. (AP)