Mosul blast casualties up to 45

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Casualties from the truck bomb explosion that occurred earlier today in Mosul city have reached 45, according to a local security source. “The toll from the truck bomb blast that targeted a police headquarters in al-Mahatta area has reached 38 wounded, including 17 cops, and seven dead,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Earlier today, a police source said that a suicide bomber rammed a truck bomb into a police headquarters in al-Mahatta area, southern Mosul, killing seven persons, including four cops, and wounding 18 others. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1