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9 Baathists detained in Diala
 DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Security forces arrested on Tuesday nine leading figures of the dissolved Baath party for being suspected in plotting the attack on an army headquarters in eastern Diala, a security source said.The nine Baathists were arrested for being involved in bombing a car bomb that targeted a headquarters of the Iraqi army in Kanaan district, eastern Diala on Monday (March 14), the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. A security source had said earlier that the death toll of the car bombing attack rose to 10 dead and 14 wounded; most of them are security elements. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. Posted by: Steve White 2011-03-16 |
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