Sniper wounds cop in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A policeman on Wednesday was wounded by sniper fire in Mosul city, according to a local security source. “The policeman was at a checkpoint in al-Shifaa neighborhood, western Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1