A police force found the body of a traffic policeman northeast of Baqubah, the center of Diyala Governorate.

A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): ‘A police force found the body of a traffic policeman dumped on the bank of the Diyala River on the outskirts of Mansouriya, northeast of Baqubah, bearing traces of gunshot wounds.’

He added: ‘The body was transferred to forensic medicine, while the security services opened an investigation into the incident.’