Cop killed by gunmen southwestern Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A policeman was killed on Wednesday by gunmen in southwestern Mosul, a security source said. “Unknown gunmen opened fire on a policeman in front of his house in al-Maamoun neighborhood, southwestern Mosul, killing him instantly,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad.   SH (TP) 692