Suicide attack thwarted in Iraq
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Today, Tuesday, Iraqi forces thwarted an attempt by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt to target military headquarters and processions during the Ashura commemoration, northeast of Diyala Governorate (57 km northeast of Baghdad).
The Security Media Cell, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, said in a press statement today that joint forces thwarted an attempt by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt to detonate himself at the Mayah intersection, east of Muqdadiya district.
She explained that the Iraqi forces were able to besiege the suicide bomber, which prompted him to blow himself up, without causing any casualties among the military forces.
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