Police arrest assassin in Mosul

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested on Thursday the assassin responsible for the assassination of the director of forensic evidences in Ninewa province. “The arrest took place in Mosul city,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not mention further details, but noted that the operation relied on intelligence tip off. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, unknown gunmen assassinated the director of forensic evidences in Ninewa province near his house in the al-Mithaq neighborhood, eastern Mosul city. Mosul, the capital city of the Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1