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Factbox - Security developments in Iraq, 26 Nov 2009


Nov 26 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1230 GMT on Thursday.

* denotes a new or updated item.

* BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one civilian and wounded three in a passing car in southern Baghdad, police said.

* ISKANDARIYA - Two bombs exploded in succession, wounding 28 people civilians inside a marketplace in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

* BAGHDAD - A bomb attached to a car killed one civilian and wounded another in eastern Baghdad, police said.

* MOSUL - Gunmen detonated a bomb in front of a church in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, damaging the church but causing no casualties, police said.

YUSUFIYA - A bomb in a parked car killed one civilian and wounded 10 others when it struck inside a bus station in central Yusufiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - Gunmen killed a civilian and wounded another when they opened fire on their vehicle in western Mosul, north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, police said. (Compiled by Khalid al-Ansary)

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