2 servicemen wounded in blast near Khanaqin

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Two Iraqi soldiers on Saturday were injured when an explosive device went off near Khanaqin district, according to a local security source. “On Saturday, an improvised explosive device (IED) hit an Iraqi army patrol vehicle in Imam Weiss area (30 km south of Khanaqin), wounding two soldiers,” the source told Iraqi News. “The wounded, including one in critical condition, have been taken to the hospital,” the source added, Khanaqin, one of the disputed areas between the central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG), is 155 km northeast of Baaquba. SS (P) 2