2 civilians killed in bombing western Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Two civilians were killed and four persons were wounded when a roadside bomb went off in western Mosul city, a source from Ninewa police said on Saturday. “The explosion targeted an Iraqi army patrol in the 17th of July neighborhood, western Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “An Iraqi soldier was among the injured,” he said. “The two dead bodies were delivered to the morgue, while the four wounded people were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1