Mortar bombs kill family in Iraq’s Baquba, 8 dead
A barrage of mortar rounds fell on and around a home in the Iraqi town of Baquba early on Wednesday killing eight people, including seven members of one family, and wounding two others, police said. The mortar attack occurred as the Sunni family were asleep in their garden due to Iraq’s constant power-cuts and scorching temperatures. The death toll included three women. Full Story