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IBRIL, May 3 (KUNA) -- Nine people were either killed or injured in
violence which swept Kirkuk and Mosul cities, said a security source on
Saturday.
The source told KUNA two policemen were killed when gunmen opened fire on
them in the center of Mosul, adding that a bomb also targeted a police patrol
in city, killing a citizen and injuring three policemen.
A source of Kirkuk police indicated that an IED blast also caused the
injury of three policemen.
Meanwhile, Iraqi and MNF forces began an operation in Balad Roos town,
southeast of Diyala, which witnessed a suicide attack on Thursday, killing 31
people.
The operation led to the arrest of 75 gunmen and the discovery of several
weapons caches as well as the confiscation of a number of vehicles. (end)
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