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3 soldiers killed, wounded by IED in Ninewa

March 1, 2009 - 06:29:26

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three Iraqi soldiers on Sunday were killed or wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in eastern Mosul city, according to a media source.

“This afternoon, a roadside explosive charge detonated near infantrymen from the 2 nd Division of the Iraqi army in al-Tameem neighborhood, eastern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The explosion killed a soldier and wounded two others,” the source noted, providing no further details.

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

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