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3 missiles hit Mosul hospital, wound civilian

February 25, 2009 - 06:49:39

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three mortar shells on Wednesday fell on a hospital in southeastern Mosul city, wounding one civilian, according a local police chief.

“On Wednesday evening, three mortars targeted al-Salam Hospital, where the 2 nd division of the local police is stationed, in al-Wahda neighborhood, southeastern Mosul,” the official told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“Two of the mortars landed inside the hospital’s perimeter, while a third landed in a nearby street,” the official explained, providing no further details.

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

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