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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Feb 13
13 Feb 2007 13:45:33 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Iraq in turmoil

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1330 GMT on Tuesday:

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*BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded in al-Ameen district in southeastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding four, police said.

BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber blew up a truck near a Baghdad college in the western district of Iskan, killing 18 people and wounding 40, police said.

MAHMUDIYA - Police found three bodies bearing signs of torture and with bullet wounds in the town of Mahmudiya, 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

NAHRAWAN - At least five people were killed and 12 wounded when mortar rounds landed in the town of Nahrawan on Monday, 30 km (20 miles) southeast of Baghdad, police said.

BASRA - A Hercules C-130 aircraft on a re-supply mission to British troops in Maysan province was severely damaged during what the British military described as an "incident" on landing at a tactical airstrip 20 miles (30 km) from the provincial capital, Amara.

Two passengers were injured and the aircraft was later destroyed by the troops. A British spokesman said the incident was under investigation but no hostile ground fire was involved.


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