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| Iraq |
| Mosul suicide bombing casualties up to 9 dead, 46 wounded |
| 2008-06-03 |
| (VOI) - Casualties from the suicide bombing attack that targeted Ninewa police department compound in Mosul, northern Iraq, on Monday evening rose to 9 dead and 46 wounded according to a police source. "The death toll from the suicide attack rose to nine, including five policemen and two children," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). The source added that the number of wounded rose to 46, including eight policemen. Meanwhile, a medical source from al-Jumhori Public hospital told VOI, "The hospital received two bodies and admitted 14 wounded persons, including a policeman." A source from Mosul General Hospital said that the hospital received seven bodies and admitted 32 wounded persons, including 7 policemen. Earlier, a police source said that a suicide bomber blew up a car crammed with explosives in al-Dawasa region in central Mosul, targeting the Ninewa police department, killing three policemen and four civilians, including two children. |
| Posted by:Fred |