A Diyala police force arrested a gang robbing houses east of Baqubah, the center of the governorate. A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): 'The gang consists of three young men, using a Malibu car, and they were arrested after carrying out an armed robbery on a house in the Canaan district, east of Baqubah, and handcuffing the owner of the house at gunpoint.' He added: 'The three defendants were detained in a security center to complete investigations and legal procedures against them. Source: National Iraqi News Agency