Roadside bomb explosion kills five women and injures three in Iraq

Baquba: A bomb exploded next to a vehicle in the central Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, killing five women and injuring three.

The attack occurred as they were driving in a pick-up truck, said a passenger.

Diyala province, and especially its capital Baquba has been the scene of violence, especially suicide bombings, many of them carried out by women.