Sticky IED injures 3 civilians in Mosul

January 28, 2009 - 11:36:42

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three civilians on Wednesday were wounded in an explosive charge blast that ripped through central Mosul, according to a police source.

“An improvised explosive device (IED) placed inside a dressmaker’s store went off in Halab street in central Mosul on Wednesday (Jan. 28), injuring three civilians,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added.

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is located 405 km north of Baghdad.

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