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Mosul fighting kills 12 Iraqis

Aug- 4-2004 » Filed Under: Iraq News

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BAGHDAD (AP) — Fierce gunbattles broke out Wednesday between Iraqi police and dozens of masked militants roaming the northern city of Mosul, killing 12 Iraqis and wounding 26 others, officials said.

Police confronted the militants, who were carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers while moving through streets in the Bab al-Toub area of Mosul. The battle was punctuated by explosions, witnesses said. [...]

The U.S. military there was a series of attacks in Mosul, including a grenade attack on a home, a shooting at a police station and a roadside bomb attack on a U.S. convoy. No U.S. troops were killed, said Capt. Angela Bowman, a U.S. Army spokeswoman in Mosul.

Hazem Jalawi, spokesman for Nineveh province, which includes Mosul, said the shootout started after "a group of thieves and terrorists" tried to attack a bank in the city 225 miles north of Baghdad.

"The police and National Guard members confronted those armed men and killed some," Jalawi said. "Those armed men tried also to attack some government installations, but they were stopped by security forces."

The fighting killed 12 people and injured 26 others, said Mahir Salam, an official at Mosul's al-Junhouri Hospital.

In response, provincial Gov. Doreid Mohammed Kashmoula announced a curfew beginning at 3 p.m.


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