Monday, September 23, 2024

Baghdad

Bomb wounds civilian, 6 nabbed in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: One civilian on Saturday was injured in a bombing and six wanted persons were arrested in two separate incidents in Diala, according to a local police source. “On Saturday, a sticky improvised explosive device (IED) hit a civilian vehicle on a main street in Baladrouz district (45 km southeast of Baaquba), wounding one civilian and causing severe damage to the vehicle,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. In a separate incident, police personnel conducted several raids in different parts of Baaquba, during which six wanted men were arrested in accordance with Article IV of the terrorism law. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1