Policeman shot down by gunmen in Mosul

August 7, 2009 - 04:09:56

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: A policeman was killed by gunmen fire in a crowded marketplace in central Mosul city on Friday, a security source in Ninewa said.

“Gunmen opened fire at a policeman on a leave in the pedestrian-crammed area of Bab el-Toub, central Mosul, killing him instantly,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The gunmen escaped to an unknown place,” the source added.

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

AmR (P)

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