Policemen shoot dead suicide bomber before attacking Mosul mosque

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A police force shot down a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt before attacking worshippers performing the Friday prayers at al-Nabi Shiet Mosque in central Mosul city. “A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt and clad in police uniform tried to attack al-Nabi Shiet Mosque in central Mosul but policemen shot him dead,” a security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “A policeman was killed and another and a civilian worshipper were wounded in the incident,” he added. “The blast also left damage to the mosque fence,” the source said. Mosul, the capital city of the volatile province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1