Hand grenade wounds man, woman in Mosul

NINEWA /Iraqi News One man and a woman were injured when a hand grenade went off in Mosul City, a local police source said on Wednesday. “This afternoon, a hand grenade hit a police patrol vehicle in al-Sirgkhana area, downtown Mosul, wounding a man and a woman,” the source told Iraqi News. Those wounded were shopping in the city when the blast occurred and were taken to the hospital for treatment, the source noted. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 2