38 Persons killed, injured in Baquba bombing

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) About 38 persons were killed and wounded due to the suicide bombing in Baquba city.

The official spokesperson of Diyala Police Command, Colonel Ghalib al-Atiya, stated to IraqiNews.com on Saturday “Ten persons were killed and (28) were wounded when the suicide bomber detonated his vest targeting a gathering of candidate of the next elections for provincial councils.”

A suicide bomber detonated his bomb vest targeting a gathering of , Muthana al-Jourani, a nominee for the Iraqiya Slate of the provincial elections in Khuresan Street of central Baquba city, capital of Diyala province. END