(KUNA) -- A group of insurgents Wednesday detonated a bomb in a Diyala province mosque northeast of the Iraqi capital, a statement by the security forces said. The explosion caused damages to area near the mosque but did not result in any deaths, the statement added. The statement said that Iraqi police units rushed to the area where they were exposed by a second explosion which injured two policemen.Meanwhile, the US army confirmed the death of a marine today after he sustained injuries during last Monday's security operations in the Anbar province west of Iraq. A statement by the army did not give any further information about the incident.
On the other hand, the Iraqi ministry of science and technology revealed today the abduction of three employees last Sunday. The ministry employees and nine hired workers were abducted by unidentified gunmen in Kazimya area northern Baghdad.
On combating terrorism, the Iraqi army was successful in killing three insurgents and capturing 34 others during several operations within the past 24 hours in Sadr city, Anbar and Salah Al-Din Provinces. Similarly, the US army announced the capture of Al-Qaeda member in the Diyala province. A statement for the army said that the Al-Qaeda member is responsible for several terrorist activities in the area. The statement did not mention the name of the militant but said that it seized a number of weapons that were with the terrorist during his arrest.