Gunmen wound 3 civilians in Mosul

March 9, 2009 - 05:38:37

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three civilians were wounded on Monday by unknown gunmen in eastern Mosul city, a security source said.

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi army checkpoint in al-Zuhour neighborhood in eastern Mosul, injuring three passing civilians, including a university professor,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The wounded were sent to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he noted.

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

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