Saturday, September 28, 2024

Baghdad

7 injured, including one cop, in Baquuba blast

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: At least 7 persons, among them policemen, have been injured in a booby-trapped motorcycle explosion, parked on the roadside in central Baaquba on Saturday, a Diala security source reported.   “A booby-trapped motorcycle, parked on the roadside in central Baaquba, targeted against a police patrol, has blown up wounding 7 persons, among them policemen, and causing severe damage to a bank and 5 shops,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   Baaquba, the center of Diala Province, is 57 km to the northeast of Baghdad.   SKH (TP)/SR 613