Suicide car bomber kills two

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-filled car against an Iraqi army patrol in Baghdad killing two people, security officials said.

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-filled car against an Iraqi army patrol in Baghdad on Thursday, killing two people and wounding four, security officials told AFP.

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The attack took place at around 1:00 pm (1000 GMT) in western Baghdad's Sunni district of Mansur, they added.

Insurgents have managed to carry out attacks in Baghdad despite a sharp fall in violence across Iraq in the past few months.