15 civilians injured in bomb attacks in central Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: At least 15 civilians have been injured in a hand-grenade attack by unknown gunmen in a crowded market in Mosul, the center of northern Iraq’s Ninewa Province on Tuesday, a security source reported.  “A group of unknown gunmen tossed 3 hand-grenades close to a police checkpoint in a crowded market in Mosul city on Tuesday, wounding 15 civilians,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.  In another development, a military source told IraqiNews.com that an Iraqi Army force detained 9 wanted persons in northern and eastern Mosul, adding that the detained men were wanted on charges relating to the Iraqi Laws Article 4/1 – terrorism.  The source noted that the Army force found 4 ammunition dumps, consisting of 14 explosive charges, 4 sticking charges, and other explosive materials.  Mosul, the center of Ninewa province, is 405 km to the north of Baghdad. SKH (TI)/SR 284