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IRBIL, July 12 (KUNA) -- Iraqi police said on Saturday that three of its
members, a civilian and seven gunmen were killed in separate hostilities in
the cities of Mosul and Kirkuk northern Iraq.
An Iraqi Police source told KUNA that unknown gunmen opened fire on a
police patrol in an area center of Mosul today, resulting in the killing of
two policemen and wounding another.
The source also pointed out that one civilian was killed today in an
explosive device that was planted on the roadside in the area of Ain Shams
central Mosul.
Another policeman was killed in an explosive device blast at al-Ayadhiya
area of Tal Afar district west of Mosul, the source added.
Meanwhile, a source at Kirkuk Police said seven armed men belonging to what
he described as "a Sunni terrorist group" were killed, including two ranked as
leaders, as a result of a raid conducted by Multinational Force in Iraq
jetfighters at al-Khalawiya area southern Kirkuk. (end)
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