2 wounded in car bomb in Baqubah
(IraqiNews.com) Diyali – A security source in Diyali province said on Wednesday, that two persons had been injured in a bomb blast that took place northeast of Baqubah.
The source, who requested anonymity, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “In the late hours of yesterday, an explosive device that was emplaced on the road side near the village of al-Jizaniy (32 km northeast of Baqubah) went off while a taxi was passing in [the area], resulting in the injury of two persons that were inside it.”
The source also added, “A security force cordoned off the area of the incident and transferred the injured to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.”
5 wounded in mortar attack near Baqubah
(IraqiNews.com) Diyali – A security source in Diyali province said on Wednesday, that five civilians had been either killed or injured in a mortar shell fall south of Baqubah.
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “In the late hours of yesterday, five mortar shells fell near residential houses in the vicinity of Bahraz (8 km south of Baqubah), resulting in the death of two civilians and wounding three others.”
The source also added, “The security authorities set up a committee of inquiry to look into the circumstances of the bombing.” 
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