3 policemen killed, officer wounded in Mosul attack

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Three policemen were killed and an officer wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a checkpoint in western Mosul city on Thursday, a local security source said. “Unidentified gunmen attacked a checkpoint of the 1st Emergency Police Contingent in al-Amil district, western Mosul, killing three personnel and wounding an officer in the rank of captain,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The attacking gunmen used bombs and guns,” the source added, not giving further details about the incident. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1