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Seven people killed in attacks across Iraq
Among the dead were four shepherds targeted outside the main northern city of Mosul.
- Agencies
- Published: 22:04 July 14, 2008
Baghdad Seven people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Monday, security sources said.
Among the dead were four shepherds targeted outside the main northern city of Mosul.
Police said gunmen killed the four outside the mixed city that the US military says is the last urban bastion of Al Qaida militants in the country.
In Baghdad, three people, including a policeman, were killed after a motorist threw a hand grenade at a police checkpoint.
The man hurled the device at traffic police who stopped him in Al Alawi district and asked to see his documents.
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