Shafaq News / A local official in Diyala governorate reported on Thursday that five people were killed and wounded in two explosions on the outskirts of Al-Abbara district, 15 km northeast of Baqubah.

The director of the district, Shaker Mazen Al-Tamimi, told Shafaq News agency that an explosive device exploded on an agricultural road killing a woman and wounding another, followed by a second bomb explosion targeting a police patrol, wounding 3 soldiers.

The source added that a security force rushed to the and launched a combing campaign to arrest the perpetrators.

The areas of Al-Abbara district are subjected to continuous attacks due to the presence of armed men in the agricultural villages and the dense orchards surrounding them.