Diala, Jun 15, (VOI) – An Iraqi local official warned that al-Qaeda intends to send 25 female suicide bombers to Diala, one day after a deadly bombing that struck soccer fans who were watching their national team win a big match.

14 female suicide bombers blew themselves up in Diala in the last six months according to intelligence tips and the province statistics Ibrahim al-Bajalan, chief of Diala’s provincial council, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

The local official noted some of the 14 female suicide bombers were not Iraqi nationals.

The announcement came one day after a female suicide bomber targeted a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Iraq’s win in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday, killing two persons and wounding least 37 people near a cafe in Qara Taba, Diala province.

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