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3 soldiers wounded by gunmen fire in Mosul

February 13, 2009 - 05:10:55

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three Iraqi army soldiers were wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in northern Mosul city on Friday, a source from Ninewa police said.

“The gunmen threw a hand-grenade at an Iraqi army checkpoint in al-Qahira neighborhood, northern Mosul, leaving three soldiers injured,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The wounded were rushed to a hospital for treatment,” said the source, not giving more details.

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

AmR (P)

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