Suicide attack leaves 16 casualties in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: At least six persons were killed and ten others were wounded in a suicide bombing attack targeting a Sahwa leader in south of Baaquba, a security source said on Tuesday. “A suicide bomber blew up an explosive belt strapped to his body on Tuesday (Oct. 13) targeting the south of Baaquba Sahwa official leader Leith Mashaan who was in a store in central Bahraz district, south of Baaquba,” the source informed IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion killed the official leader along with five others, including three Sahwa elements and injuring ten, including four Sahwa elements,” he added. The Sahwa official contributed with Iraqi forces in arrested several al-Qaeda leaders, in addition to his role in arresting the leader of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Boghdadi. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1