Two explosive charges went off successively near a police station in central Baghdad on Monday, wounding three policemen, a well-informed police source said.

"A bomb detonated inside a car around 10:00 AM (06:00 GMT) near a police station at the 62nd neighborhood," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Two minutes later, a second blast caused by a roadside bomb near a shop of al-Sa'eh Refreshments which is close to the police station, the source said.

Three policemen were wounded in the two blasts, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged, he added.

Insurgents frequently attack Iraqi police and army forces, accusing them of collaborating with US occupation forces.

(Xinhua News Agency September 26, 2006)