Relatives of people killed in a car by planted explosives visit the scene in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, March 22, 2023. Diyala province has seen a spike in killings. (PHOTO / AP)

BAGHDAD - At least 10 people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack with roadside bombs and gunfire on a vehicle and rescuers in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province on Thursday evening, two security sources said.

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The sources said the attack near the town of Amraniyah targeted relatives of a local MP and began with the detonation of two roadside bombs that destroyed a vehicle in which several people were traveling. Locals who arrived to the scene to help were then targeted with sniper fire, the sources said.

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They did not elaborate further on possible motives for the attack.

Security forces announced the imposition of a curfew in the area and the search was ongoing to detain those responsible on Thursday night.