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July 5th, 2008
Posted: 12:57 PM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A civilian and a police officer were killed in violence Saturday in a restive northern Iraqi city, the U.S. military said. The incident occurred in Mosul, the Nineveh province city where there is a strong al Qaeda in Iraq presence and where U.S. and Iraqi forces have stepped up their fight against extremists. A push cart exploded, killing an Iraqi civilian and wounding three civilians and two police officers, the U.S. military said. After the blast, two suspected al Qaeda in Iraq members killed a police officer, the military said. Police detained the pair. |
 
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