Sept 11 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1300 GMT on Friday.

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* SARAFA - Gunmen killed five Iraqi policemen in a drive-by shooting at a checkpoint in the town of Safara, about 200 km (125 miles) northwest of Baghdad.

RIYADH - Two militants died when they accidentally detonated a bomb they were trying to plant in the town of Riyadh, about 210 km (130 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - Gunmen opened fire on and wounded a civilian in eastern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

HAWIJA - Gunmen in a speeding car shot dead a civilian in Hawija, 210 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - Gunmen opened fire on and wounded six people in a drive-by shooting on the western outskirts of Kirkuk on Thursday, police said.

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