FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Oct 9
Source: Reuters
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1330 GMT on Thursday. * denotes new or updated item. * BAGHDAD - Saleh al-Ugaili, a member of the al-Sadr bloc in parliament, was killed in a bomb blast in the al-Habibiya district of eastern Baghdad, two of his fellow politicians said. Police confirmed the attack, adding that two of his bodyguards were killed and three wounded. * TAL AFAR - One policeman and one civilian were killed and three people wounded by a bomb planted inside a restaurant in the town of Tal Afar, 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said. * AL-ZAB - Gunmen killed the leader of U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol groups in the al-Zab area, 35 km (20 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, on Wednesday, police said. AL-SHAMALIYA - A sticky bomb attached to a car carrying employees of Kerbala governing council, killed one and wounded two in the village of al-Shamaliya, west of the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala, 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad, police said. BAGHDAD - A civilian was killed and four wounded, including two traffic policemen, when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol in the Sadr City district of northeastern Baghdad, police said. MOSUL - Gunmen killed a Christian man on Wednesday near his home in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. MOSUL - Gunmen killed an off-duty policeman in a drive-by shooting in eastern Mosul, police said. ISKANDARIYA - Three Iranian pilgrims were wounded on Wednesday night when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle on the main road near Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. They were heading to the holy city of Najaf. MOSUL - Three Iraqi soldiers were wounded on Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol in Mosul, police said. MOSUL - A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol, wounding one civilian and one policeman in Mosul on Wednesday, police said. MOSUL - Police found the body of an unidentified man shot in the head and chest in eastern Mosul. KIRKUK - Two women were wounded on Wednesday when a mortar round landed on their house in the northern city of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
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