2 civilians killed, 3 wounded in Diala attack
DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Two civilians were killed and three others wounded in an armed attack by gunmen north of Baaquba city on Saturday, a local security source in Diala said.
Unidentified gunmen opened a volley of fire from their Kalashnikov assault rifles on a gathering of civilians at a café in the area of Umm al-Nakhl, al-Khalis district, (15 km) north of Baaquba, leaving two people killed and three others injured, the source told of Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
Baaquba, the capital city of the troubled province of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.
Posted by: Steve White 2011-03-06 |