3 gunmen killed in blast in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Three gunmen were killed when an improvised explosive device they were planting northeast of Baaquba city went off on Monday, a police source in Diala province said. “Three gunmen were killed in a blast of an IED they were emplacing in the area of al-Assaf, Mandili, Diala province,” the source told IraqiNews.com, adding the three gunmen were suspected members of al-Qaeda network. Meanwhile, the same source added, policemen captured a wanted man in a security operation conducted in al-Tahrir neighborhood, central Baaquba. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1