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Factbox - Security developments in Iraq, 18 Apr 2008

April 18 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1450 GMT on Friday.

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* BAQUBA - Six members of a family were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said.

* BAGHDAD - Three people were killed and 10 others were wounded in clashes in Sadr City, eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi soldiers were killed overnight by a grenade in Sadr City, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - Four bodies were found in different districts of Baghdad on Thursday, police said.

MOSUL - A roadside bomb killed one Iraqi soldier on Thursday when it struck his patrol in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - One body was found with gunshot wounds on Thursday in western Mosul, police said.

TUZ KHURMATO - A roadside bomb killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded another one when it targeted their patrol in Tuz Khurmato, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

(compiled by Aws Qusay, editing by Noah Barkin)