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Christian student found dead in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces found on Wednesday the body of a Christian student in western Mosul, the second body found in less than 24 hours, according to a security source. “Policemen found on Wednesday morning (Feb. 17) the body of a Christian student in Wadi al-Ain region, western Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The victim, Wesam George, was born in 1990 and he is a student of the teachers institute and he lives in Mosul al-Jadieda region, western Mosul,” the source added. This is the second Christian student to be killed in Mosul in less 24 hours. Unknown gunmen had killed a Christian student and wounded one of his relatives in al-Aarabi neighborhood in northern Mosul on Tuesday (Feb. 16). Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 2