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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 19

June 19 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1430 GMT on Saturday.

* indicates new or updated item.

* MOSUL - A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol wounded two policemen in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

* MOSUL - Gunmen hurled a hand grenade at a police patrol, wounding two civilians, in central Mosul, police said.

KIRKUK - Iraqi police found the body of a man, handcuffed and shot, in southern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

TUZ KHURMATO - The casualty toll from a car bomb attack on Friday in Tuz Khurmato reached eight dead and 63 wounded, police said. Tuz Khurmato is some 170 km (105 miles) north of Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - A bomb attached to a car wounded three people in Baghdad's western Harithiya district on Friday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded two civilians in Baghdad's southern Saidiya district on Friday, police said. A second bomb exploded when police arrived to investigate, wounding five policemen. (Compiled by Baghdad newsroom)