Suicide Bombing Foiled In Iraq; 1 Civilian Injured

June 29, 2008 12:21 p.m. EST

Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) - A female suicide bomber was killed in Iraq on Sunday when she attempted to detonate her bomb in Diyala and was cornered by local police. Witnesses said the woman was being ordered to stop at a checkpoint when she detonated her explosives.

The woman was wearing a vest around her waist and was trying to enter Wajihiyah, a town northeast of Baghdad.