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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Oct 8
08 Oct 2007 21:03:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
Oct 8 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 2030 GMT on Monday.

* denotes new or updated item.

* NEAR SAMARRA - A suicide car bomber killed 10 civilians and wounded eight people, including three policemen, in an attack on a police station near the city of Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

* ANBAR PROVINCE - A U.S. Marine died in combat operations in Anbar province, the U.S. military said.

* BAIJI - A U.S. soldier died from wounds suffered in combat operations on Friday near Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

HAWIJA - A roadside bomb killed one policeman and wounded two in Hawija, 70 km (43 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, police said.

BAGHDAD - Four explosions occurred near the Polish embassy in central Baghdad, a Polish diplomat said. He said there were no injuries or serious damage at the embassy. Police said a car bomb near the embassy killed two people and wounded five.

NEAR TIKRIT - A suicide truck bomber killed three people and wounded 13 at a police checkpoint near the city of Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed four people and wounded 10, including four women and three children, near the Technology University in central Baghdad, police said. Another police source said it was a roadside bomb attack.

BAGHDAD - U.S. forces killed five gunmen and detained three suspected Iranian-backed "Special Groups" members during a raid in the Shi'ite Sadr City district of northeastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed one person and wounded six in the al-Kamaliya district of eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded four people in the northwestern Kadhimiya district of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Six bodies were found in different areas of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb targeting a U.S. patrol wounded two civilians in eastern Baghdad, police said.
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U.S. soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, Infrastructure Coordination Element team walk inside a school during a patrol at the Al Karkh district in central Baghdad October 10, 2007. The mural painting reads 'Iraq first'.



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