Mosul blast wounds 7

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Seven persons on Tuesday were wounded in a car bomb blast that occurred in western Mosul city, according to a local security source. “An explosives-rigged car driven by a suicide bomber detonated near a national police patrol vehicle in Mosul al-Jadida area, wounding seven persons, including five patrolmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The explosion caused damage to the vehicle, the source added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1