3 policemen wounded in Khanaqin

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Three policemen on Saturday were wounded when a roadside bomb went off near their patrol east of Khanaqin, said the district’s emergency police chief. “The incident took place at Aliawa village, 2 km east of Khanaqin, (155 km) northeast of Baaquba city,” Maj. Dler Sayyid Qadir told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded policemen were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. The incident is currently under investigation, he added. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. MH (P)/AmR 2