5 KILLED, 9 WOUNDED AS VIOLENCE ERUPTS AGAIN IN BAGHDAD

Baghdad, May 13, (VOI) - Five persons were killed, nine more were injured and 24 people were arrested in acts of violence throughout Iraq from 9:00 p.m. on Monday until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, security sources said.

5 killed, 9 wounded in violent acts in Iraq Baghdad

Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 13 /05 /2008 Time 5:28:33
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In Mosul, the U.S. army said five Iraqi soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device went off near them in Ninewa province."After the bombing, the Iraqi soldiers searched houses near the blast scene and arrested a man who confessed to having detonated the IED," the army added in a statement.Meanwhile, police sources said an Iraqi army soldier was wounded in southwestern Mosul, while security forces defused a car bomb in the same place. Four children were wounded in a bomb explosion and a shootout in two separate incidents in southeastern and western Mosul.In Basra, a police source said on Tuesday security forces conducted search raids in different areas of Basra province, capturing 17 wanted men and suspects on charges of involvement in acts of violence.In Diala, a security source said that unknown gunmen set up a fake checkpoint on Monday and kidnapped three Diala University students in Baaquba.In Karbala, three persons suspected of having planted an explosive charge in a souk (market) in central Karbala were arrested on Tuesday, the province's police and operations chief said.