Baghdad, Oct 7, SPA -- A car bomb went off in Baghdad early Sunday nearthe governor's building killing two civilians, news reports said,shortly after gunmen opened fire on the governor of Baghdadin a separate incident, reported dpa. Five were wounded when an explosives-laden vehicle, parked on aroad in the Salihiya neighbourhood, was detonated, a police sourcetold Voices of Iraq news agency. Security forces quickly sealed off the blast site, including abridge that links the area of Senk to Salihiya "in fear of otherattacks," said the agency. Civilians were pushed back from thesurrounding areas. In a separate act, the governor of Baghdad survived an attempt onhis life earlier in the day when his convoy was attacked by gunmen. According to state-owned al-Iraqiya TV channel, Hussein al-Tahan wason his way back from a visit to Saydiya district, the scene of arecent demonstration, when he was targeted. Two of the governor's guards were injured in this incident. According to police sources, the area where the governor was shot athas been experiencing violent activities.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/488731