Female bomber kills 6 cops, injures 12 in Diala

At least six policemen were killed and 12 persons were injured on Tuesday when a female bomber blew herself up near a police department in northeast of Baghdad, a police source said.

“A female bomber blew up an explosive belt strapped to her body in front of the building of the Jololaa police department in Khaneqeen district, northeast of Baaquba,” the source, who asked to be unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq (VOI).

“The explosion killed five policemen and a Kurdish security element and wounded 12 persons, including two policemen,” he explained.

Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. Link