12 Iraqis Killed, Scores Injured in Attacks, March 24, 2010

12 Iraqis Killed, Scores Injured in Attacks

March 24, 2010

Editor's Note:

The following represents only few attacks resulting in deaths among Iraqis attacked today, March 24, 2010. Scores of other Iraqis were injured in other attacks, also reported by Aswat Al-Iraq but not published here.

Civilian killed, 3 wounded in Diala blast

March 24, 2010 - 06:45:03

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: One man was killed and three others were injured in an explosive charge blast in Diala, a local security source said on Wednesday.

“This afternoon, an explosive device detonated in al-Majarra village, al-Khales district (15 km north of Baaquba), killing one civilian and wounding three others,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The source did not provide further details.

Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

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3, including cop, killed in Ramadi blast

March 24, 2010 - 04:24:26

ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: Three persons, including a policeman, have been killed in an explosive charge blast in Ramadi, a local security source said on Wednesday.

“An explosive device detonated near the house of a policeman in downtown Hit, western Ramadi, killing three persons, including a cop,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. A security cordon has been thrown around the scene, the source pointed out, providing no further details.

Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar, lies 110 km west of Baghdad.

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Hand grenade kills civilian, injures 2 in Mosul

March 24, 2010 - 11:18:14

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: One civilian was killed and two more were wounded in a hand grenade explosion in central Mosul on Wednesday, a source from the Ninewa Operations Command said.

“Unknown gunmen threw a hand grenade on a police vehicle patrol in al-Kourniesh street, central Mosul, killing a civilian and wounding a policeman and another civilian,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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5 army soldiers killed in Baghdad

March 24, 2010 - 10:23:27

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Five army soldiers were killed in an armed attack in southwestern Baghdad, a police source said on Wednesday.

“Unknown gunmen attacked an army checkpoint in al-Radwaniya neighborhood in southwestern Baghdad, killing five servicemen,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He did not give further details.

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