(VOI) -- Casualties from the suicide car bomb in Mosul that targeted on Wednesday the convoy of Staff Major General Riyadh Jalal Tawfeeq, Ninewa operations commander, rose to eight civilians killed, and 41 others wounded, said a source from Ninewa police. "The final casualties of the suicide car bomb blast that targeted the convoy of Staff Major General Riyadh Jalal Tawfeeq, Ninewa operations commander, on Wednesday in al-Faisaliya neighborhood (eastern Mosul city) is eight civilians killed, and 41 others wounded, including seven of Tawfeeq's personal guards and five traffic policemen," the source told VOI. Earlier today, Ninewa operations command's official spokesperson said that casualties from the suicide bomb in Mosul that targeted the convoy of Staff Major General Riyadh Jalal Tawfeeq, Ninewa operations commander, rose to eight civilians killed, and 27 other persons were wounded.
He added that seven of Tawfeeq's personal guards are among the injured. "Casualties from the suicide bombing that targeted the convoy of Staff Major General Riyadh Jalal Tawfeeq, Ninewa operations commander, near the traffic building in al-Faisaliya neighborhood (eastern Mosul city) increased to eight dead civilians, and 27 injured persons, including seven of Tawfeeq's personal guards," Brigadier Khalid Abdul-Sattar told VOI. "Tawfeeq was 100 meters from the site of the attack," he said. "Four civilian cars and three Iraqi military vehicles (Hummers) were burnt in the attack," he added.