Islamic State militants bomb power transmission towers in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Islamic State (IS) terrorists bombed two power transmission towers in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, sparking anger among residents amid a continuous power shortage during the scorching summers, a police source said.

"The IS planted bombs in two power transmission towers in Diyala province and detonated them on Monday, cutting off the electric power imported from Iran," the source told Xinhua news agency.

"Iran's power line supplies electricity to about 50 per cent of Diyala's cities and has been attacked by IS militants four times this year," he added.

According to the source, many people demonstrated in the town of al-Salam and surrounding villages in the east of the provincial capital Baquba, about 65 km northeast of Baghdad, protesting the lack of electricity and demanding accountability from those responsible for the deterioration of the power shortage in Iraq. (IANS)

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