2 policemen killed in central Mosul attack

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Two policemen were killed in an attack by gunmen on a police checkpoint in central Mosul on Thursday, a local police source in Ninewa said. “Gunmen opened fire at two policemen on duty in a checkpoint on Ghazi street, central Mosul, killing them instantly,” the source told Iraqi News. He did not give further details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, is 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1