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5 killed, 8 wounded in separate attacks in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Aug 3 (KUNA) -- Five Iraqi soldiers were killed and eight civilians wounded in separate attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.
Unknown gunmen armed with silencer-equipped guns killed five soldiers at a checkpoint in al-Mansour district north of Baghdad, a police source told KUNA. The attackers fled the scene after the deadly shooting Separately, four people were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded on Palestine Street east of Baghdad.
In al-Doura neighborhood, three people were injured in a roadside bomb blast, and one person was wounded in an identical incident at al-Khilani square in the city.
The Iraqi authorities have been struggling to restore normalcy to the country in the face of a violent insurgency, waged by radical groups bent on ousting the government and disturbing the peace. (end) ohh.hs KUNA 031016 Aug 10NNNN