Five causalities in a double-explosion in Al-Abbara district
2020-11-05T07:06:51+00:00
Shafaq News / A local official in Diyala governorate reported on Thursday that five people were killed and wounded in two explosions on the outskirts of Al-Abbara district, 15 km northeast of Baqubah.
The director of the district, Shaker Mazen Al-Tamimi, told Shafaq News agency that an explosive device exploded on an agricultural road killing a woman and wounding another, followed by a second bomb explosion targeting a police patrol, wounding 3 soldiers.
The source added that a security force rushed to the and launched a combing campaign to arrest the perpetrators.
The areas of Al-Abbara district are subjected to continuous attacks due to the presence of armed men in the agricultural villages and the dense orchards surrounding them.
