Army officer hits judge in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi army officer hit a judge at the Mosul Criminal Court, a security source from the Ninewa province’s police said on Sunday, while other sources depicted that gun shooting occurred inside the Court. “An army lieutenant hit Judge Ibrahim Ali,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that one of the judge’s guards was wounded. “Police forces closed the Court and cordoned off the area,” the source said. He said that the officer has been detained in the Court, and that an investigation is underway. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P) / SS 1