Iraqi policeman kills army soldier by mistake in Ninewa

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi policeman accidentally killed an army soldier in an incident on Saturday northwest of Mosul city. “The policeman was on duty at a checkpoint while the soldier was not on duty,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He explained that the policeman opened fire on the soldier when the former thought the latter was a gunman attempting to attack the checkpoint. “The soldier died instantly,” the source noted. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 3