Contractor gunned down in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Unknown gunmen on Monday shot down an Iraqi contractor in Ninewa’s Mosul City, according to a local security source. “This morning, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a contractor in Aski area, western Mosul, killing him on the spot,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The victim supervised many projects in Mosul, including al-Horouq Hospital,” the source explained, providing no further details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 2