19 Oct 2010 11:22:34 GMT
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 0530 GMT on Tuesday.
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TIKRIT - At least 11 people were killed and four wounded when bombs destroyed the home of the police emergency response commander in the city of Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
BAIJI - Bombs planted near the homes of police and government-backed Sunni Sahwa militia wounded five people, including police and Sahwa members, in the town of Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
KIRKUK - Gunmen in a speeding car opened fire on and killed an off-duty bank security guard in southern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A sticky bomb attached to a bus carrying Iranian Shi'ite pilgrims wounded eight Iranians in al-Sadoun Street in central Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.
BAGHDAD - Six Iranian pilgrims were wounded by a sticky bomb attached to their bus in Baghdad's central al-Mesbah district, an interior ministry source said.
SAMARRA - A roadside bomb went off near a police patrol, killing three and wounding two in the city of Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
(Compiled by Baghdad newsroom)