A car bomb blew up near a US military convoy in eastern Baghdad, destroying a Humvee, on Thursday, police said.

"An explosive-laden car, parking on the side of the al-Qanat highway, was remotely detonated near a US military convoy, destroying a Humvee and killing and wounding all occupants," police officer Ahmed Abdullah told Xinhua.

Meanwhile, a roadside bomb went off on the highway near Baghdad's al-Jadida (New Baghdad) district next to a minibus carrying employees of the Trade Ministry, killing two and wounding five others, Abdullah added.

Violence continued on Thursday after more than a dozen bombings ripped through Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people and wounding 570.

(Xinhua News Agency September 16, 2005)