Baquba: A young man was killed in an accidental shooting while his friend was handling a weapon in the city of Baquba, Diyala Governorate. According to National Iraqi News Agency, a police source reported that the police forces quickly cordoned off the scene of the incident, and an ambulance transported the body to the forensic medicine department in the governorate.

The source further informed that the victim’s friend has turned himself in to the security authorities, and an investigation into the incident has been opened. The authorities are working to determine the circumstances that led to the tragic accident.