Suicide bombing near governor’s house kills cop

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: One cop on Sunday was killed and three civilians were wounded in a suicide blast that occurred near Ninewa governor’s house in downtown Mosul, according to a local security source. “A car bomb driven by a suicide bomber went off near a police patrol vehicle in al-Dawwasa area, downtown Mosul, killing a policeman and injuring three civilians,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion occurred 150 meters away from the house of Ninewa’s governor, Athil al-Nujaifi,” the source noted. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1