4 civilians wounded in IED blast in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Four civilians were wounded, three of them seriously, when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near their vehicle in southern al-Saadiya district, Diala province, on Saturday, the local police said. “The IED blew up near the vehicle in the area of Imam & Yassin, southern al-Saadiya, (100 km) north of Baaquba, wounding all four passengers on board,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The three seriously wounded people were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he said, not giving more information. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1