3 civilians wounded in IED blast in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Three civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in central Mosul city on Thursday, a Ninewa police source said. “The IED rocked the area of Bab al-Bayd, central Mosul, but did not target a certain security facility. Three civilians were wounded in the explosion,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” the source said, not giving further details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 305 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1