The blast damaged a roadside market and nearby government offices.
Four Turkish soldiers were slightly wounded when the vehicle they were traveling in was damaged by a roadside blast.
Here in Baghdad, witnesses said American soldiers had fired on a crowd of Iraqi bystanders, mostly youths, after a roadside bomb damaged a Humvee, killing one soldier and wounding three.
The wounded also include the growing number of American troops whose genitals were damaged or destroyed by roadside bomb blasts.
Installing cable television and optical-fiber networks, and the need to overhaul dilapidated utility lines in old cities, could bring massive damage to roadside trees and significantly degrade cityscape quality.
The effects most frequently cited in the literature are damage to roadside vegetation (trees, shrubs, ground cover, grasses, wetland vegetation), water (surface water, ground water, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, aquatic life), soil, wear and tear on roads, and corrosion of bridges and vehicles.
If the Taliban or the Iranians or the North Koreans had piled up such figures -- and indeed the Taliban has done wedding damage via roadside bombs and suicide bombers -- we would know just what to think of them.
The card also includes roadside assistance, lost or damaged luggage insurance in case the airlines lose your bags and trip cancellation insurance.
[On Saturday morning, the violence moved into Baghdad's center when a roadside bomb exploded and damaged a passing vehicle, wounding two Iraqis inside, said Hamed Kadem, an Iraqi police commander.
But many of the buildings are damaged, and the shells of destroyed cars rust by the roadside.
