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Baghdad: A bomb hidden under a horse-drawn cart exploded in downtown Baghdad on Friday, killing three civilians and prompting a ban on carts in the capital.
The cart was left near a building, and the explosives were reportedly detonated by remote-control.
The three killed included a street sweeper, police said, while six people also were wounded in the attack.
Three cars parked nearby were damaged and TV footage showed a dead horse lying on its side surrounded by rubble.
Shortly after the blast, Iraqi authorities announced a ban on carts on the streets of Baghdad.
Husham Al Rikabi, a deputy spokesman for the Iraqi military in Baghdad, said, "These methods began to be used by terrorists and criminal gangs."
A booby-trapped car being towed by police also blew up in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, killing two policemen and wounding four others, police said.
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