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Bomb hits casino in Diyala: 19 die
(IraqiNews.com) Diyala – A source in Diyala police announced, that 63 people were either killed or wounded in the suicide bombings in Muqdadiyah District northeast of Baquba.The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The final outcome of the double suicide bombings that were carried out on a casino in Muqdadiyah northeast of Baquba reached 19 dead and 44 wounded,” adding that, “The injured are receiving treatment in the hospitals of Diyala Province.” Noteworthy, head of the Local Council of Muqdadiyah in Diyala Province announced yesterday, that 17 people were either killed or wounded in two suicide bombings in the center of the district northeast of Baquba (55 km northeast of Baghdad.) Iraqi spook dies in suicide bomb attack in Baquba (IraqiNews.com) Diyala – On Tuesday, Diyala Police Command announced, that the Director of Diyala Intelligence service was wounded and another intelligence officer was killed in a suicide bombing north west of Baquba, while indicated that the suicide bomber detonated his vehicle after the security forces besieged him. Diyala Police Chief Jassim al-Saaedi said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Diyala police observed a suicide bomber driving a booby-trapped vehicle near al-Shat area (30 Km west of Baquba),” pointing out that, “The suicide bomber intended to enter Baquba and detonated the vehicle after the security forces completely besieged him.” He added, “The explosion wounded the Director of Diyala Intelligence Services, while killed another officer.” 3 wounded in Baquba bomb attack (IraqiNews.com) Diyali – A security source in Diyali province said on Tuesday, that three civilians have been wounded in a bomb blast that took place in a field east of Baqubah. The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This evening, an explosive device that was planted inside a field in the village of Sha’a Ali (45 km east of Baghdad) has went off resulting in the injury of three persons,” pointing out that, “A security source transferred the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment, while opened an investigation into the incident to determine the party that stands behind it.” Two Iraqi journalists shot dead by militiamen [DAWN] Gunmen rubbed out two Iraqi journalists on Tuesday in Diyala, a province where Baghdad declared victory a year ago but which is still plagued by chronic violence. The murders came as a jacket wallah killed four coppers and maimed a top intelligence officer elsewhere in the province, a day after other bombings claimed 20 lives. "Armed militias assassinated correspondent Saif Tallal and his cameraman Hassan al-Anbaki near Baquba," a Sharqiya news presenter said on the air. The journalists were killed while returning to Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, from a reporting trip with Staff Lieutenant General Mizher al-Azzawi, the head of security command responsible for the province, the channel said. Posted by: badanov 2016-01-13 |
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