A roadside bomb ripped off in downtown Ramadi August 3 night, causing casualties to several civilians. Minutes later, a second roadside bomb was detonated amid a group of Iraqi policemen who just rushed to the scene, inflicting more casualties, a local police said, asking not to be identified.

Two blasts killed seven people including one policeman and injured 15 people including four policemen.

The restive Anbar province has long been a stronghold of al-Qaida group and other insurgents. Its capital city Ramadi, 110 km west of Baghdad, witnessed sporadic high-profile attacks in recent years.