June 1 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1330 GMT on Sunday:

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* BAGHDAD - A blast from an explosively formed penetrator killed one U.S. soldier in northeastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

HIT - A suicide bomber attacked a police checkpoint, killing nine policemen, including the police chief of Hit, Lieutenant-Colonel Khalil Ibrahim al-Jazzaa, police said. Four civilians were also killed. The attack wounded 11 policemen and seven civilians in Hit, 130 km (80 miles) west of Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - A car bomb in a parking lot near the Iranian embassy in the Karadat Mariam district in central Baghdad killed two people and wounded five others.

KIRKUK - A roadside bomb struck a police patrol, wounding seven policemen in central Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. (Compiled by Aws Qusay)

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