3 women wounded in blast in western Baaquba

November 18, 2008 - 08:45:34

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three women from the same displaced family were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near their home in western Baaquba city on Tuesday, a police source in Diala said.

“An IED went off near the house of a displaced family in the area of al-Katoun, (3 km) western Baaquba, leaving three women wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

He did not give more details.

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

AmR (P)

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