Army opens fire on Al-Iraqiya TV crew in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A crew of the Al-Iraqiya TV station on Thursday came under Iraqi troops’ fire at an army checkpoint in Mosul city. “We were also hit and cursed by the militaries at the checkpoint, eastern Mosul city,” Mohanad Ibrahim, a cameraman and crew member, told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that the crew also included a reporter and a driver. Mosul, the capital city of the volatile province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/AmR 2