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Police arrest al-Qaeda leader in Baaquba

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Thursday arrested al-Qaeda leader in Baaquba, the Diala police chief said. “Police forces managed on Thursday to arrest a senior leader if al-Qaeda inside the city of Baaquba ,” General Abdulhussein al-Shemri told Iraqi News. “The gunman was coming from Syria a few days ago to wage armed operations in Diala and he asserted the presence of scores of al-Qaeda elements in Iraq ,” he added. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad . SH (P)/SR 1

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