FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 8:00 a.m. EST on Monday.
* denotes new or updated item
* BALAD RUZ - A bike bomb killed four civilians and wounded 23 others including children in a parking lot in the town of Balad Ruz, 50 km (30 miles) southeast of Baquba, police said.
* NEAR BAIJI - Two policemen were killed and four Awakening members were wounded when clashes erupted between policemen and Awakening members in a town west of Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
* BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed a civilian and wounded five others in eastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded five others in Palestine street, northeastern Baghdad, police said.
BAQUBA - Three neighborhood patrol members were killed and four others wounded when Gunmen attacked them in a market in western Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
BAQUBA - U.S. and Iraqi troops arrested 37 gunmen during raids on Sunday and Monday west of Baquba, police said.
BAGHDAD - Three bodies were found in various districts across Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
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