Mortar shell kills, injures 2 civilians in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: One civilian was killed and another one was wounded in a mortar shell attack in southwestern Mosul, according to a security source. “A mortar shell hit a house in al-Maamon neighborhood, southwestern Mosul, killing a civilian and injuring another one, from the same family,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that the wounded was carried to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the body was sent to the morgue in Mosul. He did not give more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (TP)/SR    733