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| 39 cops detained in Diala |
| 2010-06-01 |
| DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: A total of 39 policemen were arrested by security forces on Monday for their involvement in the recent bombing that took place in Khales district, a governmental source said. “Security forces launched several military operations in Khales, north of Baaquba, where they arrested 39 policemen, suspected of being involved in the attack that rattled the district on May 21,' deputy chairman of the Diala council, Sadeq al-Husseini, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. A car bomb went off on May 21 in Khales, killing 30 persons and injuring 80. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |