Three people were, meanwhile, wounded when a roadside bomb ripped through a popular marketplace in the town of Udhaim, some 60 km from Baquba, a source said.
In addition, a policeman and a civilian were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion near a police patrol just outside Udhaim, the source added.
According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, almost 6, 000 Iraqis have been killed and over 14,000 injured from January to September this year.
