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Police Targeted in Iraq Attacks

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Gunmen in Iraq attacked a local police chief's convoy Saturday, wounding him and two others.

The police chief was traveling near Mosul when militants fired on the motorcade.

The attack sparked a clash between police and militants that left one officer dead and at least one other person wounded.

Another policeman was killed and at least two others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol outside Fallujah.

Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.

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