3 women killed in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Three women of the same family were killed by an armed group suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda network northeast of Baaquba on Monday, a police source in Diala said. “A group of suspected members of al-Qaeda raided a house in al-Saadiya district, Khanaqin, (155 km) northeast of Baaquba, and killed three women of the same family,” the source told IraqiNews.com, not giving any details about the motives. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1