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Published 12 Oct, 2011 06:46am

Ten killed in slew of attacks targeting Iraq police

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say 10 people have been killed in a string of attacks targeting security forces in Baghdad.

Two police officials say a suicide attacker blew himself up near a police station in western Baghdad while another targeted a police station in a northern Shia neighborhood. Nine people were killed in the two bombings.

In western Baghdad, a parked car bomb targeting a police patrol exploded and killed one civilian. Another roadside bomb aimed at a police patrol in western Baghdad wounded three policemen.

A hospital official confirmed the causalities.

The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

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