3 policemen wounded in Baaquba blast

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Three policemen were wounded when an improvised explosive device went off in central Baaquba on Sunday, a source from the Diala police command said. “An IED went off on the main street in the neighborhood of al-Mualimeen, central Baaquba, leaving three policemen, including an officer in the rank of first lieutenant, wounded,” the source told Iraqi News. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad . AmR (P)/SR 1