2 separate attacks in Iraq kill 5, injure 5

Published August 12, 2012 12:07pm ET



BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb attack and a drive-by shooting against security forces and government employees in and around Baghdad killed five people and injured five others on Sunday, police and health officials said.

Two police officers said a roadside bomb went off next to a police patrol in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, killing three policemen. Another bomb went off a few minutes later and hit a police patrol en route to the scene, injuring three policemen and two civilians, they added.

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