Bomb explodes near police motorcade in Mosul

Mosul-Motorcade NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An explosive charge went off on Tuesday targeting the motorcade of two police chiefs in western Mosul, without leaving casualties, a police source said. “The bomb, planted on main road, went off on Tuesday (Jan. 6) near al-Seha tunnel in western Mosul, targeting a police motorcade, including the two chiefs of Zamar and Rabieaa police departments,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The blast damaged the vehicle, without leaving casualties,” he added. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1