Army forces detonate bomb in Mosul without damage

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces on Friday detonated an explosive charge in northern Mosul city, without causing any casualties or damage, a police source said. “Iraqi army forces managed Friday morning (Feb. 6) to detonate an improvised explosive device, planted by unknown gunmen in front of the house of Mohamed al-Nuaami, a candidate of al-Taakhi (brotherhood) list, in al-Arabi neighborhood in northern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that the explosion left no casualties or damage. The Kurdish al-Taakhi (brotherhood) list got 25.5% of the votes in Ninewa, according to the preliminary results announced by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Thursday. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1