IED injures civilian, 4 bombs defused in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A civilian was wounded on Tuesday in a roadside bomb explosion, while four bombs were defused in eastern Mosul, an army source said. “An improvised explosive device went off on Tuesday (Jan. 6) in al-Nour neighborhood in eastern Mosul, targeting an Iraqi army vehicle patrol, injuring a passing civilian,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. “Anti-bombs squad managed to defuse four bombs in al-Nour, al-Qadissiya and al-Karama neighborhoods in eastern Mosul,” he also said. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1