Thwarting an attack in Baqubah

Shafaq News / The counter-terrorism services announced on Tuesday that it had thwarted an attempt to carry out an explosion inside a popular market in Baqubah, the capital of Diyala Governorate.

The service said in a statement today that it thwarted a terrorist plan to target citizens in a popular market in Baqubah, through a preemptive operation that was carried out minutes before the bombing.

The statement indicated that the terrorist who was carrying the explosive device was arrested.