Diyala Police Command denied the occurrence of an explosion in the orchards of Muqdadiyah district, northeast of Baquba. The police command explained in a statement that "the explosion was caused by the detonation of controlled war remnants, which were destroyed by the military engineering of the First Infantry Division of the Iraqi army and the detachments of the Civil Defense Directorate, to preserve the security and safety of citizens." It added that the explosion did not result in any human or material losses. Source: National Iraqi News Agency