3 killed, 18 wounded in Diala suicide attack

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Three persons were killed and 18 others were wounded Wednesday in the suicide car bomb attack in Baaquba, the second targeting Iraq‘s security forces in two days, a security source said. “A suicide bomber blew up a car crammed with explosives targeting a police compound in Baaquba al-Jadieda neighborhood, central Baaquba, killing three and injuring 18,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Security forces cordoned off the scene and carried the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. On Tuesday, a suicide bomber killed some 54 people at a police recruitment centre in Tikrit. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (TP) 424