2 arrested on charges of killing Mosul preacher

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi army force on Saturday arrested two on charges of “involvement” in the murder of imam and preacher of al-Khashab mosque in Mosul city, a source from the Ninewa Operations Command (NOC) said. “A force from the 2nd Division’s 3rd Brigade stationed in Mosul arrested in al-Arabi neighborhood, northern Mosul, two persons on charges of involvement in the murder of Sheikh Abdulmajeed al-Juburi, the imam and preacher of al-Khashab mosque,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The two persons are remanded under investigative custody,” the source added. Earlier, a source from Ninewa police said that unidentified gunmen shot dead Sheikh Juburi inside the mosque right after the evening prayers. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 3