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Car bomb in front of Shiite mosque wounds 3 kids

July 13, 2009 - 06:52:24

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Three children on Monday were injured in a car bomb blast that occurred in front of a Shiite mosque in Mosul city, according to a local security source.

“During an early hour this morning, a booby-trapped car detonated in front of a Shiite mosque in al-Faysaliya area, eastern Mosul, wounding three children and causing damage to the mosque’s front façade,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The blast also caused damage to the nearby Virgin Mary Church, a building and two civilian vehicles, according to the source.
“The blast occurred at 05:30 a.m. while U.S. personnel were leaving al-Nasr police department,” the source noted.

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

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