FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Feb 13
Source: Reuters
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1330 GMT on Tuesday: * indicates new or updated entry *BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded in al-Ameen district in southeastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding four, police said. BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber blew up a truck near a Baghdad college in the western district of Iskan, killing 18 people and wounding 40, police said. MAHMUDIYA - Police found three bodies bearing signs of torture and with bullet wounds in the town of Mahmudiya, 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. NAHRAWAN - At least five people were killed and 12 wounded when mortar rounds landed in the town of Nahrawan on Monday, 30 km (20 miles) southeast of Baghdad, police said. BASRA - A Hercules C-130 aircraft on a re-supply mission to British troops in Maysan province was severely damaged during what the British military described as an "incident" on landing at a tactical airstrip 20 miles (30 km) from the provincial capital, Amara. Two passengers were injured and the aircraft was later destroyed by the troops. A British spokesman said the incident was under investigation but no hostile ground fire was involved.
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