Iraq attacks kill three

Iraq attacks kill three

Shootings and bombings in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed three people, including a police captain, on Wednesday, security and medical officials said.

In the capital’s east, a roadside bomb at a vegetable market killed one person and wounded six others..

Also in east Baghdad, a truck driver was shot dead by gunmen, but it was not immediately clear why the man was targeted.

And in the main northern city of Mosul, gunmen killed a police captain and wounded his 17-year-old son, who was nearby at the time of the attack.

Violence in Iraq is dramatically lower than at its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks remain common, especially in Baghdad and north of the capital.

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