Five Iraqi policemen killed, five civilians injured in attacks

Five policemen were killed and five civilians were injured in three separate attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, security officials said, DPA reported.

The policemen were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in the west of the city.

In the northern area of al-Hurreya, a car bomb injured three people, while another bomb blast in the central neighbourhood of al-Khilani.