Hand grenade injures soldier in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi soldier was wounded on Wednesday by a hand grenade in western Mosul, a police source said. “Unknown gunmen threw a hand grenade on Wednesday evening (Sept. 29) on an army checkpoint in al-Islah al-Zeraie region, western Mosul, injuring an Iraqi soldier,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not give more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1