June 16 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1245 GMT on Tuesday.

* denotes new or updated item.

* SAMAWA - A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in Samawa, 230 km (140 miles) south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded a U.S. soldier on patrol in northeast Baghdad, a U.S. military statement said, adding that one U.S. Humvee vehicle was damaged in the explosion.

KIRKUK - Gunmen forced their way into a mobile phone shop and stabbed to death the owner in central Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - A bomb attached to a car killed one man and wounded five other civilians in central Kirkuk on Monday, police said.

MOSUL - A roadside bomb wounded a judge and two of his aides on Monday when it exploded near his car in northern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces arrested three suspects linked to al Qaeda in Baghdad on Sunday during an Iraqi-led operation, a U.S. military statement said.

BAQUBA - Iraqi and U.S. forces arrested three suspects on Sunday accused of planting roadside bombs targeting Iraqi and coalition forces in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of the capital, a U.S. military statement said.

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