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3 policemen wounded in Diala

September 24, 2008 - 02:14:26

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three Iraqi policemen, including an officer, were wounded when a roadside bomb on Wednesday went off targeting their patrol, northeast of Baaquba city, said a source from Diala province’s police.

“A roadside bomb today detonated targeting a car of the emergency police at al-Shohadaa neighborhood of al-Saadiya district, Khanaqin suburb (155 km northeast of Baaquba),” the source told Aswat al-Iraq on condition of anonymity.

“Three of the patrol’s personnel, including a major, were injured in the attack,” he said.

The source did not mention further details, but noted that the in juries were admitted to one of the district’s hospitals.

Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

MH (P)/SR

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