Iraqi security forces have arrested an extremist who was planning to blow himself up in Baghdad during the New Year holidays. This was reported by the country’s National Security Agency.
“As a result of the operational actions of intelligence services in the provinces of Diyala and Salah al-Din, it was possible to neutralize the terrorist cell and arrest four people, including a suicide bomber who planned to blow himself up during the New Year holidays in Baghdad”, – the report said.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they had “received instructions to destabilize” the situation in the capital during Christmas and New Years.