3 farmers killed, wounded in bomb blast northeast of Baqubah

(IraqiNews.com) A local source in Diyali province said on Wednesday, that three farmers had been either killed or injured in a bomb blast that took place inside an orchard northeast of Baqubah.

The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “This morning, an explosive device that was emplaced inside an orchard near the village of al-Had al-Akhdar (17 km northeast of Baqubah) exploded, killing a farmer and wounding two others,” pointing out that, “The security forces cordoned off the area and opened an investigation into the causes and circumstances of the incident.”