Policeman, son wounded in Ninewa blast

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A policeman and his son were wounded when an improvised explosive device attached to his vehicle went off south of Mosul city on Friday, according to a local security source in Ninewa province. “The IED, attached to the vehicle of the policeman who was on a leave from duty, went off in al-Habboud village, al-Qiyara district, (60 km) south of Mosul, leaving him and his son wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” the source said, adding the blast left severe damage to the vehicle. AmR (P) 32