Wedding blast wounds 9 in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Nine civilians were wounded in an explosion that ripped through a wedding party in Mosul city, a security source said on Tuesday. “On Monday evening, nine civilians, including one child, were injured when a gunman threw a hand grenade at a house where a wedding party was taking place in al-Rashidiya area, northern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1