Developments in Iraq on April 12

April 1 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq on Wednesday as of 0900 GMT.

U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led interim government. The bombing of a Shi'ite shrine on Feb. 22 has been followed by a surge in sectarian attacks.

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*BAGHDAD - A policeman and three civilians were killed whilst four others wounded when a roadside bomb struck a police patrol car in central Baghdad, police said.

*BAGHDAD - Police said they found the bodies of three men in different areas of the capital. The identities of the victims were not immediately clear.

*KHALIS - Two people were killed and 20 wounded when a car bomb exploded near a market in the town of Khalis, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

*TAL AFAR - Two people were killed and seven wounded when a car bomb exploded near a vegetable market in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, police said.

*NEAR BAGHDAD - Two U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb just south of Baghdad, a US military statement said.

BAIJI - Gunmen killed two civilians on Tuesday in the oil refinery town of Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, the Joint Co-ordination Centre said.

TUZ KHURMATU - Two policemen were killed and four others wounded on Tuesday by a roadside bomb in Tuz Khurmatu, 70 km (45 miles) south of Kirkuk, the Joint Co-ordination Centre said.

KIRKUK - A director of the Northern Gas Company was wounded and his wife killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked them in the northern oil city of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAQUBA - Two bodyguards were wounded when a roadside bomb hit the convoy of the deputy Governor of Diyala province, Aawf Rahoumi, police said.

BAGHDAD - Five U.S. soldiers were killed since Sunday in combat operations north of Baghdad, in the western Anbar province and near Balad, the U.S. military said late on Tuesday.