2 cops killed, 3 wounded in Diala attack
Even with this Iraq is safer than northern Mexico ... |
DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Two policemen were killed and three others wounded in an attack with an improvised explosive device (IED) that targeted their headquarters in eastern Diala province on Thursday, according to a local official.
"An IED went off near al-Quds police station in al-Mukhisa village, Abi Saida, al-Muqdadiya district, (45 km) east of Baaquba, leaving two policemen killed and three others injured," Awwad al-Rubaie, a member of the Abi Saida municipal council, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
A security source, who spoke to Aswat al-Iraq on customary condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident and its details.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-06-18 |