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Iraq restructures Diyala police after Islamic State bombing

Two police officials in Iraq's eastern Diyala province say authorities are restructuring a town's police department after an Islamic State-claimed truck bombing there killed 115 people. The officials say the police chief in Khan Beni Saad and three officers have been fired in the wake of the attack on a crowded market as residents began to […]

AP reports:

Two police officials in Iraq's eastern Diyala province say authorities are restructuring a town's police department after an Islamic State-claimed truck bombing there killed 115 people. The officials say the police chief in Khan Beni Saad and three officers have been fired in the wake of the attack on a crowded market as residents began to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. They say two other officers are being investigated. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorized to talk to journalists.