Separate insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 9 people, including 5 soldiers
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Iraqi officials say separate attacks have killed at least nine people in the country.
A police officer says militants snatched five soldiers from a taxi Sunday at a fake checkpoint near the northern city of Mosul and shot them dead. He added that gunmen killed a grocer inside Mosul. The grocer was a member of the Shabak ethnic group who have their own distinct language and religious beliefs.
Another police officer said a bomb exploded near a car ferrying a judge in the northern town of Balad, killing three nurses walking nearby. The judge, his brother and the driver were wounded.
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Two medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release the information.