7 killed, 2 wounded in clashes between gunmen, guards in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Seven persons were killed and two others were injured during clashes that erupted between gunmen and civil guards in western Mosul, a local police source said on Saturday. “This afternoon, unknown gunmen attacked civil guards working for a service project in Tal Ata district, western Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The clashes left six gunmen and one guard killed, and two guards wounded, the source noted. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 2