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Booby-trapped car leaves 14 casualties in Mosul

June 25, 2009 - 06:01:30

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: One Iraqi soldier on Thursday was killed and 13 other army personnel were wounded when a car bomb detonated in northern Mosul city, according to a security source.

“A car rigged with explosives went off near an Iraqi army patrol vehicle in al-Arabi neighborhood, northern Mosul, killing one serviceman and injuring 13 others, including four patrolmen,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The wounded included a major and a lieutenant, the source noted.
The blast caused damage to the vehicle, the source added.

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

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