2 kids killed in Diala blast

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Two children were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted inside a chicken coop went off in Diala province on Saturday, a security source said. “The IED blast took place inside a chicken coop in the area of al-Hashimiya, on the road linking Diala to Baghdad, leaving two children killed,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not give further details. The troubled province of Diala lies 57 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P)/SR 93