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Govt., ISF continue operations despite two car bombs

Oct-25-2004 » Filed Under: Iraq News

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (October 25, 2004) – Mosul city government and Iraqi Security
Forces were the targets of two car bomb attacks today that failed to disrupt
government operations in Mosul. The near simultaneous car bomb attacks
occurred at approximately 11 a.m.

The first car bomb occurred in an outer parking area within the Ninevah
Provincial Hall compound in the center of Mosul. Two people were killed in
the blast and one person was injured who later died of wounds at a local
hospital. All three are suspected of being responsible for the attack. The
Governor was conducting a Ninevah Provincial Council meeting at the time.
The Provincial Hall building sustained no damages, and government business
continued.

At approximately the same time, a mortar round was fired into a gas station
across the street from Provincial Hall causing a large explosion. No one
was injured in the explosion and Iraqi Police and firefighters secured the
scene and contained the fire.

Also at 11 a.m., a second car bomb detonated on the convoy of Brig. Gen.
Mu’atz, the commander of the Mosul Joint Communications Center, in the
northeastern area of the city. The car bomb impacted one of the security
vehicles in the convoy. One Iraqi National Guard soldier was wounded. The
bomber was killed. Brig. Gen. Mu’atz suffered minor injuries but continued
to the JCC.

Despite anti-Iraqi forces’ attempts to derail government and security
efforts in Mosul through terrorist attacks, government and security forces
leaders persist in their efforts to bring peace and security to the city.


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