7 cops killed, injured in explosion in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Four policemen were killed and three others were wounded in a car bomb explosion in eastern Mosul, a police source said. “A car rigged with explosives was detonated targeting a police vehicle patrol in al-Baath neighborhood in eastern Mosul, killing four policemen and injuring three, including an officer,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not add further details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1