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| 5 civilians killed in market attack in Diala |
| 2008-06-09 |
| (VOI) – Unknown gunmen believed to be al-Qaeda members launched an armed attack on a popular market in Diala's Khanaqin district, killing five civilians, an official security source from the local police said on Sunday. "Five civilians were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen believed to belong to al-Qaeda on a popular market in Khanaqin's Qzaniya area (155 km northeast of Baaquba)," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity. The source did not mention further details, but said that the armed men "had fired randomly at the civilians inside the market before they escaped." |
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