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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 2
02 Apr 2009 15:27:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
April 2 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1515 GMT on Thursday.

* denotes a new or updated item.

* MOSUL - A parked car bomb killed a civilian and wounded another and two policemen when it exploded as police tried to defuse it in Tel Keif, on the outskirts of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - A roadside bomb wounded four Iraqi soldiers when it struck their vehicle in northern Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - A roadside bomb wounded five policemen and a civilian near a police checkpoint in central Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - A bomb placed on a wooden cart wounded four people in southern Mosul on Wednesday, police said.

KIRKUK - A parked car bomb wounded nine people in northern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, police said.
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