Four policemen wounded in bomb blast, east of Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Four policemen were wounded in a bomb blast, east of Mosul, a security source from Nineveh police was quoted saying on Saturday.
“A bomb, placed by unknown gunmen, went off in Sheikh Amir village, east of Mosul, targeting police personnel,” Cap. Saeed Ghayeb told BasNews.
The blast, according to Ghayeb, “left four policemen profoundly wounded.”
Security troops “cordoned off the blast scene, while the wounded were taken to hospital for treatment,” he added.
Mayor killed in armed attack, south of Mosul: Police
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) A mayor of a town in south of Mosul has been killed in an armed attack, a police source was quoted saying on Saturday.
Speaking to BasNews, Cap. Amir Wathiq, of Nineveh Police, said “unidentified gunmen opened fire against a mayor as he left his home, leaving him immediately killed.”
The victim, according to Wathiq, was Mazahim Thamer, mayor of Hammam al- Alil region.
Security troops “cordoned off the accident spot and conducted investigations, while the victim’s body was taken to forensic medicine department in Mosul.”