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Security developments in Iraq, October 18

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:45 GMT

Source: reuters // Reuters

Oct 18(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 0600 GMT on Tuesday.

BAGHDAD - A parked car bomb went off in Karrada, a central district of Baghdad, killing eight people including three policemen and wounded eighteen others late on Monday, police and hospital sources said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb blew up killing a civilian and wounding five others late on Monday in Palestine Street, north-eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAQUBA - Gunmen stormed a barber shop, killed three customers and wounded the barber late on Monday in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said.

TIKRIT - Gunmen stormed a tribal sheikh's house and killed one of his body guards late on Monday in Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - Gunmen shot dead a tribal leader late on Monday in northern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, a police source said.

MOSUL - Gunmen using silenced weapons shot dead a bakery worker late on Monday in eastern Mosul, a local police source said.

MOSUL - Gunmen shot dead a civilian late on Monday in western Mosul, a local police source said. (Compiled by Baghdad bureau)

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