Gunmen storm mosque, kill 2 prayers in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Two prayers were killed and a third one was injured by gunmen in central Mosul on Tuesday, a security source said. “Unknown gunmen stormed al-Nouri al-Kabier mosque in central Mosul on Tuesday night (Sept. 1) and opened fire on prayers, killing two prayers and injuring a third one,” the source told Iraqi News. He did not give further details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is located 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1