At least 2 policemen were killed and three other injured Saturday in a suicide car bomb attack in Diyala province north of the Iraqi capital, an Iraqi security source announced.

"A booby-trapped vehicle driven by a suicide bomber exploded in Al-khales district north of Diyala province, killing 2 policemen and injuring another 3 security personnel", an Iraqi officer told Petra's reporter in Baghdad.

Ambulances rushed to the scene and transferred the inured to a nearby hospital, he added.

Diyala Province is one of the most dangerous and most destabilized regions in the country, that has been suffering from violence for years due to the spread of terrorism and political disturbance.

Source: Petra