3 oil protection elements killed in Baaquba

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Three elements of Iraq’s Oil Protection Forces have been killed in an explosive charge blast west of Baaquba, the center of northeast Iraq’s Diala Province on Tuesday, a security source reported. “The explosive charge, laid on the main street passing through al-Mafraq area, 2 km to the west of Baaquba, blew off to kill 3 Oil Protection men,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said the police forces carried out an inspection process after the incident, detaining 12 wanted men, but gave no further details. Baaquba, the center of Diala Province,  is 57 km to the northeast of Baghdad. SKH (TP)/SR 99