Security forces apprehend terrorist for killing 100 persons in 2015
The car bomb aftermath. File photo.
Diyala (IraqiNews) Military Intelligence Director ate announced, on Monday, apprehending a terrorist who was responsible for a car bomb attack in 2015 in central Khan Beni Saad, in Diyala Province. The car bomb attack killed more than 100 persons and left dozens of injured people.
The directorate said in a statement that based on accurate intelligence information and wel-set ambush, the troops of the Military intelligence managed to apprehend one of the dangerous terrorists in al-Ayt Village, in Khan Beni Saad in Diyala.
The statement added that the terrorist detonated a booby-trapped vehicle in Khan Beni saad in 2015, killing over 100 citizens and injuring dozens, due to the Eid crowdedness then.
The terrorist is one of important and dangerous wanted people in the area, the statement explained.
It is noteworthy that the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack that hit a market in Khan Beni Saad area, in Diyala province in 2015, killing more than 100 persons and injuring dozens others.