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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Feb 6
06 Feb 2007 09:43:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Iraq in turmoil

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 0930 GMT on Tuesday:

BAGHDAD - Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Sunday, an Iraqi government official said Tuesday.

BAGHDAD - Gunmen in four cars kidnapped 11 people from one house in the Shi'ite district of Sadr city overnight, police sources said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb exploded in the Zaafaraniya district, wounding two civilians, police said.

MOSUL - Police clashed with gunmen in eastern Mosul. One policeman was killed and three wounded, police said.

BAGHDAD - Police said they retrieved the bodies of 25 people from various parts of Baghdad with gunshot wounds and signs of torture over the past 24 hours.

KIRKUK - Two bombs detonated in quick succession in southern Kirkuk on Monday evening, wounding eight people, police said.


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