URGENT / Car bomb leaves casualties in Ninewa

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A number of Iraqi army soldiers were killed or injured in a car bomb explosion north of Mosul, eyewitnesses said Friday. “The soldiers were defusing a car rigged with explosives in northern Baasheqa district, north of Mosul, when it exploded suddenly, leaving several casualties,” an eyewitness told Iraqi News. “The car was among weapons and ammunitions the army found during a military operation in the district,” another witness told Iraqi News by phone. No more information was immediately available. Baasheqa is 15 km north of Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, which lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1