Cop killed in bomb blast in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A policeman was killed on Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion in western Mosul, a police source said. “An improvised explosive device went off Wednesday (Feb. 18) targeting a police vehicle patrol in Souq al-Maash region in western Mosul, killing a policeman and damaging the vehicle,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1