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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Oct 19

Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:47am EDT
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1245 GMT on Monday.

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* BAGHDAD - A bomb planted in a bus killed one person and wounded eight in Shaab district in north Baghdad, police said.

* MOSUL - A mortar round landed on an Iraqi army recruiting station, wounding four people in northern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

* MOSUL - An unknown gunman shot and wounded a civilian walking on a street in eastern Mosul, police said.

BAGHDAD - A bomb exploded in a popular restaurant killing one person and wounding 10 in southwestern Baghdad's Bayaa district, police said.

GARMA - A car bomb targeting a police patrol wounded four policemen in Garma, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - A bomb attached to a car killed a former army officer, who heads a small political party in northern Mosul, police said.

KIRKUK - A bomb attached to a police colonel's vehicle wounded two of the officer's bodyguards in central Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.


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