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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 27
27 Aug 2009 14:37:37 GMT
Source: Reuters
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1430 GMT on Thursday.

*denotes a new or updated item.

*MOSUL - A roadside bomb killed a policeman and wounded another when it struck a police patrol in northern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

*BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded four civilians when it exploded in eastern Baghdad, police said.

TAJI - A car bomb killed a civilian and wounded another five inside a bus station in Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded two policemen and a civilian when it struck a police patrol in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

BAGHDAD - Two bombs attached to two cars wounded 12 people in Baghdad's northern district of Adhamiya late on Wednesday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded two civilians when it blew up in west Baghdad's upscale district of Mansour on Wednesday, police said.

KIRKUK - Gunmen in a speeding car attacked a police foot patrol in central Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, killing a policeman and wounding another, late on Wednesday, police said.

KIRKUK - A roadside bomb wounded two civilians when it exploded in central Kirkuk on Wednesday, police said.
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