.Militants blast Baquba mosque, terrorists killed in Mosul, Samarra
BAGHDAD, April 2 (KUNA) -- A group of militants on Sunday blew up a mosque in Al-Kubba area, 15 kilometers northeast Baquba, a Coordination Center source told KUNA.
The source added there were no losses in life in this incident.
Meanwhile, Iraqi Police said two explosive devices detonated while a police patrol was passing injuring three Iraqis, two patrol policemen included.
This comes as the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced the death of two terrorists and the arrest of 21 individuals in suspicion of involvement in separate incidents in Mosul, Northern Iraq .
A ministry statement said the two first terrorist were ambushed while the second was killed in confrontations with commandos.
In another development, the US Army said it found six bodies in the trunk of a car western Baghdad and that all corpses were gagged, blind-folded, with tied hands and feet and covered in plastic shroud.
The army also stated another body was found near some explosives and it is believed the man was killed while trying to plant the explosives.
The concerned statement said a local tipped army officers that two men were trying to plant explosives on a roadside and the body was found upon heading to the specified location.
The Baghdad Multi-National force meanwhile arrested a former high ranking Iraqi officer who served in Saddam's intelligence. A statement said the arrestee is a known cell leader responsible for planning and facilitating operations against coalition targets who was arrested in Baghdad.
There was also a report of kidnapping today as Iraqi Police said unknown militants had last night kidnapped Iraqi entrepreneur Abdullah Mohammad Aziz in Huwaijah while he was heading home. (end) ahh.
Kuna
The source added there were no losses in life in this incident.
Meanwhile, Iraqi Police said two explosive devices detonated while a police patrol was passing injuring three Iraqis, two patrol policemen included.
This comes as the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced the death of two terrorists and the arrest of 21 individuals in suspicion of involvement in separate incidents in Mosul, Northern Iraq .
A ministry statement said the two first terrorist were ambushed while the second was killed in confrontations with commandos.
In another development, the US Army said it found six bodies in the trunk of a car western Baghdad and that all corpses were gagged, blind-folded, with tied hands and feet and covered in plastic shroud.
The army also stated another body was found near some explosives and it is believed the man was killed while trying to plant the explosives.
The concerned statement said a local tipped army officers that two men were trying to plant explosives on a roadside and the body was found upon heading to the specified location.
The Baghdad Multi-National force meanwhile arrested a former high ranking Iraqi officer who served in Saddam's intelligence. A statement said the arrestee is a known cell leader responsible for planning and facilitating operations against coalition targets who was arrested in Baghdad.
There was also a report of kidnapping today as Iraqi Police said unknown militants had last night kidnapped Iraqi entrepreneur Abdullah Mohammad Aziz in Huwaijah while he was heading home. (end) ahh.
Kuna
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