Saturday, September 28, 2024

Baghdad

Gunmen kill Muezzin west of Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Unknown gunmen killed the Muezzin of a mosque in western Mosul city on Saturday. “The Muezzin was killed when he left the mosque after he finished sunset prayers,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He noted that the Muezzin died instantly, while his assassins were able to escape to an unknown place after they opened fire on him. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 3