The Russian ambassador was heading up the convoy on Sunday when it was struck with gunfire and shelling, wounding five people.

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Meanwhile a roadside bomb struck an Iraqi police patrol in northeastern Baghdad Monday, wounding five people, the Interior Ministry said.

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Hours later, a third roadside bomb struck an Iraqi police patrol in Baghdad's western Ghazaliya neighborhood, wounding five people -- two police officers and three bystanders -- the ministry said.

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