2 civilians killed, injured, body found in Mosul

Ninewa-Civilian NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A civilian was killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion, while police found an unknown body in two separate incidents in Mosul on Tuesday, a police source said. “An explosive charge went off targeting an Iraqi army vehicle patrol in al-Qadissiya neighborhood in eastern Mosul, killing a civilian and injuring another,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “Police forces found on Tuesday night an unknown body in Mosul al-Jadieda region in western Mosul,” he said, noting that the body shows signs of gunshot wounds to the head and the chest. “The two bodies were sent to the morgue, while the wounded was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. The original city of Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient biblical city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linking the two sides. Despite having an amount of Kurdish population, it does not form part of the area controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG). There are different communities in Mosul like Christians, Shiites and Kurds along with a Sunni majority. The fabric Muslin, long manufactured here, is named for this city. Another historically important product of the area is Mosul marble. The city is also a historic center for the Nestorian Christianity of the Assyrians, containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah, Yunus in Arabic, and Nahum. SH (S)/SR 1