Cop killed in attack on Mosul checkpoint

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A policeman was killed when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in western Mosul city on Thursday, a local police source in Ninewa said. “Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the policemen in the area of Mosul al-Jadida, western Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The victim was inside the checkpoint when the gunmen emerged from the alleys of the neighborhood and waged their attack before escaping to an unknown place,” he added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 2