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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, December 30

30 Dec 2011 15:33

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1530 GMT on Friday.

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  • TAJI - A sticky bomb attached to the car of a government-backed Sahwa militia leader killed him and three of his bodyguards when it exploded in Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - A roadside bomb wounded three people, including a policeman, when it went off in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, a local police source said.

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