DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Policemen arrested on Wednesday 13 wanted men and defused a car bomb in southwest of Baaquba, local police chief said.“Police forces launched crackdown down operations in separate areas in Diala, where they arrested 13 wanted men in accordance with Article IV Terrorism Law,” General Abdulhussein al-Shemri told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“Explosives experts managed on Wednesday to defuse a car bomb inside Baladruz district, southwest of Baaquba, thanks to cooperation between security forces and local residents,” he added.
Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.