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| 14 civilians wounded in third suicide car bombing in Ninewa |
| 2008-08-28 |
| (VOI) -- Fourteen civilians in Ninewa were wounded in the third suicide car bombing today, which took place in a southern Talafar suburb, a source from the Iraqi army said on Wednesday. "A suicide attacker driving an OPEL car bomb blew himself up today on al-Mattar street, southern Talafar (60 km west of Mosul city)," the source told Aswat al-Iraq -- Voices of Iraq -- (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "Fourteen civilians were wounded in the attack," he said. "Some injuries are critical," he added. He did not mention further details, but noted, "The explosion also caused damage to some nearby shops." Earlier today, Talafar's mayor said that two civilians were wounded in a suicide car bombing that occurred in a residential neighborhood in western the suburb. "On Wednesday afternoon, a suicide attacker driving a car bomb blew himself up at the entrance of al-Malaeen neighborhood, western Talafar suburb," General Najem Abdullah told VOI. "Two civilians were wounded in the attack," he said. "The two injuries were admitted to hospital for treatment," he added. "The attack did not target any of the military or security forces in the area," he noted. Also today, a source from Ninewa police said that five civilians, including two women, were wounded in a suicide car bombing that targeted a U.S. army patrol in eastern Mosul. "The car bomb that was driven by a suicide attacker went off targeting a U.S. army patrol in al-Maliya neighborhood, eastern Mosul," the source told VOI on condition of anonymity. "Five civilians, including two women, were wounded in the attack," he said. He did not mention further details, but noted, "Injuries were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment." |
| Posted by:Fred |