Iraqi officials say at least three people were killed Thursday in a series of bomb attacks apparently targeting police and government officials.
Investigators say a suicide bombing outside of the federal police headquarters in the city of Mosul killed two police officers and left at least eight people wounded.
In Baghdad, a high-ranking security official died after a bomb attached to his car exploded. A second official was wounded in the blast.
A separate car explosion in Baghdad injured a ministry official.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.