2 brothers killed in IED blast in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Two civilian brothers were killed in an improvised explosive device blast northeast of Baaquba city on Saturday, according to a security source in Diala province. “An IED went off in al-Askari neighborhood, al-Saadiya, Khanaqin district, (45 km northeast of Baaquba, close to the Iraqi army’s 4th Division Headquarters,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion left two brothers working in the auto trade in Baaquba,” the source added. Baaquba, the capital city of the restive province of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 2