Mosul blast casualties reach 23

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Casualties from the suicide car bomb explosion that ripped through Mosul city earlier today have reached 23, including 2 dead, according to a police source. “The car bomb blast that targeted a police checkpoint in Bab Sinjar area, western Mosul, left 2 dead policemen and 21 wounded, including 13 civilians,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The explosion caused damage to a number of nearby shops, the source added. Earlier today, the same source said that a suicide bomber blew up a car crammed with explosives near a police checkpoint in western Mosul, killing two policemen and injuring ten others, including two civilians. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1