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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Sept 15
15 Sep 2008 13:54:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
Sept 15 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1345 GMT on Monday.

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* BAGHDAD - Two parked car bombs killed 12 people and wounded 37 others, including 22 Iraqi soldiers, when they exploded in quick succession in central Baghdad's Karrada district, police said. One struck an Iraqi Army convoy.

BAGHDAD - Two bodies were found bearing gunshot wounds in Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded two policemen and one civilian on Sunday in Mansour district, western Baghdad, police said.

RUTBA - Two militants accidentally blew themselves up while trying to plant a roadside bomb in Rutba, 360 km (225 miles) west of Baghdad, local district chief Qassim al-Kubaisi said.


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Iraqi soldiers leave the Ministry of Defence grounds after a farewell ceremony for U.S. military commander in Iraq General David Petraeus in Baghdad September 15, 2008. Petraeus hands control of U.S. ...



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