Roadside bomb in the north of Iraq kills at least 1 security contractor, wounds 3 others - @AP

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Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kazimiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Car bombs targeting religious processions in Iraq's capital killed and wounded scores of people on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit three times in some of the deadliest violence since American troops withdrew, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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BAGHDAD (AP) — A provincial police officer in Iraq says a roadside bomb has killed one security contractor and wounded three others working for a Turkish security company in the country's north.

Col. Badkar Shokur says the bomb exploded Sunday morning as a two-vehicle convoy was traveling in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad

Shokur says the four victims were Iraqis working for a Turkish company providing security for a Turkish construction project.

Security contractors are among the favorite targets for al-Qaida-linked insurgents who seek to undermine government efforts to attract foreign companies to Iraq help in post-war reconstruction.

Six months after the withdrawal of the last American troops, Iraq's divided government is struggling to provide security and basic services such as electricity.