Sticky bomb kills chieftain in Ninewa
July 27, 2009 - 12:07:16
NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: A chieftain on Monday was killed in Ninewa and his driver was wounded when a sticky bomb attached to their car went off in central Mosul city, a police source said.
“Sheikh Mohammed Fadil al-Hayiali was killed at al-Dowasa neighborhood, central Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The incident took place near a restaurant in the area,” he said.
The source pointed out that the wounded driver was admitted to hospital while the chieftain’s corpse was delivered to the city’s morgue.
“Sheikh al-Hayiali is one of the supporters of the Sahwa (awakening) councils in Ninewa,” he noted.
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.
MH (P) / SS
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