Gunmen shoot down policeman in Mosul
February 21, 2010 - 03:34:36

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: A policeman was killed by unidentified gunmen fire in central Mosul city on Sunday, a local security source in Ninewa said.

“Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the policeman near his home in the area of Bab el-Bayd, central Mosul, killing him instantly,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The victim was on a leave of absence from duty when he was shot dead by the gunmen who later escaped to an unknown place,” he added.

Mosul, the capital city of the unrest-hit province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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