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Security Developments In Iraq, Feb 7
A roadside bomb wounded a soldier when it struck his patrol in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, on Friday, police said. 
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A British soldier stands guard near the destroyed vehicle of a politician who was targeted in a bomb attack in Basra
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Published: February 07, 2009 12:07h
Following are security developments in Iraq at 1030 GMT on Saturday:
BALAD - Iraqi police killed three militants including a Syrian national, and arrested another 13 suspected militants near Balad, 80 km (50 miles), north of Baghdad, police said.
TAL AFAR - Gunmen in a speeding car opened fire and killed two civilians in Tal Afar, 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, on Friday, police said.
MOSUL - A militant wounded a policeman when he hurled a hand-grenade at a police checkpoint in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles), north of Baghdad, police said.
MOSUL - Iraqi police arrested a gunman after clashing with him in western Mosul, police said
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