FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, May 31

Sun May 31, 2009 7:47pm BST
 
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May 31 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1845 GMT on Sunday.

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* BAGHDAD - A bomb attached to the car of a TV crew from Iraq's state-run Iraqiya TV channel wounded two of the crew's technicians and one bystander in northern Baghdad's Adhamiya district, police said.

MOSUL - A bomb attached to a car killed a sports journalist working for al-Baghdadiya TV channel, and wounded another sports reporter, in northern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - The Iraqi army arrested a suspected local leader in the cities of Kirkuk and Tikrit, of al-Qaeda linked group Ansar al-Sunna, during a military operation near Kirkuk, 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad, the defence ministry said in a statement. Several members of the group were also arrested.

MOSUL - A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol wounded a soldier and a civilian in eastern Mosul, police said. An off-duty traffic policeman was killed when soldiers started firing randomly at perceived threats after the explosion.

HASWA - A roadside bomb struck a car and killed the driver and wounded three others on Saturday near a police station in Haswa, 50 km (30 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

SAMARRA - A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol killed two policemen and wounded four on Saturday in the city of Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - A roadside bomb wounded three civilians on Saturday in eastern Mosul, police said.

ISKANDARIYA - A sticky bomb attached to a truck killed its driver on Saturday in the town of Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.












 

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