April 20 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 0930 GMT on Sunday.
MUQDADIYA - Iraqi army and police discovered 30 decomposed bodies in a mass grave near the town of Muqdadiya, 90 km (55 miles) northeast of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.
BAGHDAD - Six people were killed and 22 wounded in the Sadr City district of eastern Baghdad in clashes between gunmen and security forces, police and health officials said.
BAQUBA - Nine university students and their driver were kidnapped near Baquba when gunmen stopped their vehicle at a fake checkpoint, police said. The gunmen also grabbed another man in a truck at the same checkpoint and took all of the hostages to an unknown location, police said. The students were returning to Diyala university after a weekend break.
BAQUBA - Gunmen opened fire at a car, killing an off-duty policeman and the driver in a town near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - The body of one man was found in Baghdad on Saturday, police said.
RASHAD - The bodies of two contractors working with neighbourhood security units were found in the town of Rashad, 30 km (20 miles) south of Kirkuk, police said.
BAGHDAD - Seven people were wounded when a Katyusha rocket landed in the Abu Dsheer neighbourhood in southern Baghdad, police said.
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