2 killed, 8 wounded in 2nd Diala explosion

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Two persons were killed and eight others were wounded in an explosive charge attack that targeted a police patrol vehicle in Diala’s al-Saadiya district, the second explosion to rock the city today. “On Tuesday morning, an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a police patrol vehicle in al-Shaheed area, al-Saadiya district, killing a civilian and a policeman and wounding eight others, including three cops,” the head of the district, Sheikh Ahmed al-Zarkoushi, told IraqiNews.com. The wounded were taken to al-Saadiya Public Hospital, Zarkoushi noted. Earlier today, a roadside car bomb detonated in the district near an Iraqi army patrol vehicle, killing four patrolmen. Diala province, a mix of Sunnis and Shiites, extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its capital is Baaquba, 57 km northeast of Baghdad. It covers an area of 17,685 square kilometers (6,828 sq mi). SS (P) 1