(KUNA) -- Three people, including an Iraqi soldier, were killed in seperate incidents of violence in Diyala province northeast of the capital Baghdad on Monday, Iraqi police said. A statement by the joint coordination center said an Iraqi soldier was shot dead by gunmen in Muqdadiya north of Baaquba in Diyala.Meanwhile, gunmen killed a civilian in Baaquba market which also witnessed the killing of another civilian in a separate incident today, the statement added. Earlier in the day, Iraqi forces arrested eight members of a terrorist cell specialized in making bombs in Baghdad's northern and southern suburbs, said a Multi-National Force (MNF) statement today. According to the statement, three safe houses were raided by coalition forces in Baghdad. These raids were part of a security crackdown called "Operation Forward Together" which started earlier this month. The detainees are suspected of being involved in making improvised explosive devices that killed and injured MNF soldiers last March and in a rocket attack at Baghdad's airport in April.(