2 cops killed, 3 wounded in Diala attack

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Two policemen were killed and three others wounded in an attack with an improvised explosive device (IED) that targeted their headquarters in eastern Diala province on Thursday, according to a local official. “An IED went off near al-Quds police station in al-Mukhisa village, Abi Saida, al-Muqdadiya district, (45 km) east of Baaquba, leaving two policemen killed and three others injured,” Awwad al-Rubaie, a member of the Abi Saida municipal council, told IraqiNews.com news agency. A security source, who spoke to IraqiNews.com on customary condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident and its details. Baaquba, the capital city of the restive province of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 2