June 1 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1915 GMT on Wednesday.
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* MUSSAYAB - Six people were killed and at least 11 wounded when a bomb exploded in a wedding party in al-Hamya village in Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - Iraq's deputy minister human rights escaped unharmed when a parked car bomb exploded near his convoy in western Baghdad's Mansour district, an Interior Ministry source said. The source said two passers-by were also wounded in the incident.
BAGHDAD - A bomb wounded seven people in Andalus square in central Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
JURF AL-SAKHAR - Gunmen in a car opened fire at a government-backed Sahwa militia local leader, killing him and wounding his bodyguard in Jurf al-Sakhar, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad on Tuesday evening, police said.
(Compiled by Baghdad newsroom)
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