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| Iraq |
| Police foil mosque attack in Mosul |
| 2010-09-25 |
| [Iran Press TV] Iraqi security forces have shot and killed a man wearing an explosive belt before he could harm worshippers performing Friday prayers at a mosque in the center of djinn-infested Mosul. "The guards at the al-Nabi Shiet Mosque opened fire at an assailant clad in a police uniform on Friday as he tried to attack civilians at the site," a security officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The explosive belt, strapped to the man's body, detonated at the mosque's gate, damaging a wall. The blast killed a guard and injured a civilian and a guard. The police cordoned off the area after the incident and launched an investigation. Mosul, located in the province of Nineveh, 350 kilometers (220 miles) north of Storied Baghdad, remains a hotbed of bombings, with al-Qaeda in Iraq and other terrorist elements operating in the area. |
| Posted by:Fred |