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Three killed, six injured in separate attacks in western Iraq
Apr 20, 2010, 9:25 GMT
Baghdad - Three policemen were killed and six people injured in a series of attacks targeting police patrols Tuesday in the Iraqi western province of Anbar, police sources said.
'An explosive device went off near a police patrol in Heet city, west of Ramadi, leaving Rahim Omar, Heet police chief and two of his security killed,' local police source told the German Press Agency dpa.
Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar province, is located some 110 kilometres west of Baghdad.
Another blast in al-Tamim area, southern Ramadi, left four policemen injured, the source added.
In the central Falluja area of al-Mohamadiya, a blast targeting another police patrol left two civilians injured.
In Kirkuk, a high-ranking police officer survived an attack targeting his patrol as he was not in the vehicle when the explosive device went off, a source in Kirkuk police told dpa.
Two of his security staff were injured.
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