BAGHDAD/ Aswat al-Iraq: Security sources said here today that one person was killed and 8 wounded in a bombed car explosion in Sadr city, mid of Baghdad.

The source told Aswat al-Iraq that the car was cornered in a square in Shiite Sadr city, east of Baghdad, in east Baghdad.

The explosion resulted in destroying nearby shops and vehicles, but the final toll was not released.

No other details were given.