3 soldiers wounded by gunmen fire in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Three Iraqi army soldiers were wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in northern Mosul city on Friday, a source from Ninewa police said. “The gunmen threw a hand-grenade at an Iraqi army checkpoint in al-Qahira neighborhood, northern Mosul, leaving three soldiers injured,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded were rushed to a hospital for treatment,” said the source, not giving more details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1