Cleaning workers wounded in Mosul blast

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Two cleaning workers from Mosul municipality were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the downtown of the city, a police source said on Wednesday. “A small-sized explosive charge detonated close to two cleaning workers who were doing their job on al-Kornish Street, downtown Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The source did not provide further details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1