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5 soldiers killed, 3 injured in blast in Diala
August 11, 2010 - 08:17:41

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Five Iraqi army soldiers were killed on Wednesday and three others wounded when explosives and a number of roadside bombs went off inside a house northeast of Baaquba city.

“An armed group trapped an Iraqi army force that was raiding a house today at dawn in the al-Saadiya district, 155 km northeast of Baaquba,” a local security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He noted that the armed group used explosives and roadside bombs to detonate the house, killing five soldiers and wounding three others.

The source did not mention further details.

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

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