BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five people and wounded 17 others when it exploded outside an ice cream shop in central Baghdad's Palestine Street on Wednesday, police said.

Three policemen were amongst the wounded, although police said they thought civilians were the main target of the bomb.

Violence in Iraq is at four-year lows but militants have still shown themselves capable of mounting lethal attacks.

Last Thursday, a suicide car bomber targeting a convoy carrying Iraq's labour minister in morning traffic killed 11 people and wounded 22 in central Baghdad, police said. (Reporting by Wisam Mohammed)

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