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Gunman arrested in northern Mosul

January 13, 2009 - 05:43:57


NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces on Tuesday arrested a gunman in northern Mosul, according an Iraqi army source.

“The forces on Tuesday (Jan. 13) arrested a gunman who tried to flee after throwing a hand grenade at a police patrol in al-Jameaa neighborhood in northern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The bomb did not explode and the forces managed to arrest him shortly after his escape,” he also said.

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

SH (P)/SR

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