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BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (KUNA) -- Two Iraqi traffic policemen were injured here on
Thursday when an explosive device went off east of the capital, a local
security source said.
The police patrol was attacked in Al-Habeba district, in Al-Sadr city,
causing material damage to the vehicle, the source told KUNA.
Security forces condoned off the scene, while the wounded policemen were
transferred to Al-Kandi Hospital.
A traffic policeman was shot by gunmen in Al-Bayya' region south west of
Baghdad.
Another three traffic policemen were injured in an bomb attack in
Za'faraneya, southeast of Baghdad.
A group of gunmen killed an Iraqi policeman with a hand grenade while on
his way back from work.
One of the outlawed Al-Sahwa group members was killed yesterday in a
booby-trapped car blast in Al-Amereya region west of Baghdad, while two
persons accompanying him were injured.
Policemen and police facilities have come under a series of attacks since
the start of this week. (end)
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