3 security commanders escape attempt in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Three Iraqi security commanders in Ninewa survived an assassination attempt when their motorcade came under attack with two explosive charges east of Mosul city on Sunday, a local security source said. “A motorcade comprising officials in security agencies came under attack with two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the area of al-Faisaliya, west of Mosul, but left no casualties,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The motorcade comprised the directors of national investigations, national security and the director of Ninewa‘s intelligence and security in the province,” he added. Mosul, the capital city of the violence-ridden multi-ethnic province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SKH (P)/AmR 1