Blast near KDP headquarters in Mosul

February 23, 2009 - 02:12:15


NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: A sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle went off near the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) local committee headquarters in Mosul city on Monday, a committee source said.

“The IED went off about 50 meters away from the KDP local committee headquarters in al-Faisaliya neighborhood, eastern Mosul, but left no casualties,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The explosion caused damage to nearby stores,” the source added.

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

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