Baghdad - Two people were killed and eight were injured on Tuesday when a bomb struck a police patrol in Iraq's capital of Baghdad, police said.

A policeman and a civilian were killed in the blast that occurred near Qendi hospital in the centre of Baghdad, an anonymous source told the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency.

Eight civilians were also injured in the blast. The casualties were taken to Qendi hospital, a medical source told VOI. (dpa)