Cop killed by bomb blast in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A policeman was killed on Wednesday in a bomb explosion in western Mosul, a police source said. “An improvised explosive device went off on Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 28) targeting a police vehicle patrol in Mosul al-Jadieda region in western Mosul, killing a policeman,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is located 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR   1