Badoush jail mortared west of Mosul

April 9, 2009 - 09:02:50

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Four mortar shells hit Badoush prison in the west of Mosul, a police source said on Thursday.

“The shells, launched on Wednesday night (April 8), exploded near the external fence of the jail,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He added no further details.

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

SH (P)/SR

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