3 soldiers wounded in Mosul blast

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Three Iraqi servicemen on Sunday were injured in an explosive charge blast in Mosul, according to a local police source. “On Sunday, an improvised explosive device (IED) hit an Iraqi army patrol vehicle in al-Harmat area, western Mosul, wounding three army personnel,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded have been rushed to the hospital for treatment,” the source noted, providing no further details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1