The security authorities of the Iraqi province of Diyala imposed a curfew in three areas after the murder of local officials.
The curfew was imposed in the districts of al Wajih, Muqdadiya and Abu Saida, according to reports from local security sources.
There is a fear of retaliation or disorder after an unidentified man shot and killed Abu Saida's local council leader, Saad Sereiwi, and his son.
Another unidentified person shot and killed the director of the Abu Saida district, Harith al Rubaie.