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| Iraq |
| Car bomb explosion leaves 14 casualties in Mosul |
| 2008-07-01 |
| (VOI) - One civilian was killed and 13 more were wounded in a booby-trapped car explosion in northern Mosul, an official police source said on Monday. “A car crammed with explosives went off in al-Majmouaa al-Thaqafiya region in northern Mosul, killing a civilian and injuring 13,” the source, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI). “The car detonated shortly after a police vehicle patrol passed in the region, without leaving casualties among the police forces,” he also said. Iraqi security forces have been launching a large-scale military campaign since May 10. The operation, codenamed Za'eer al-Assad (Lion's Roar), aims at tracking down gunmen in Ninewa province. Five days later, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the operation's second stage under the name Umm al-Rabiain (Mother of Two Springs). |
| Posted by:Fred |