Car bomb defused in eastern Mosul

Civilian-Explosion NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A combined force of the Iraqi army and police on Thursday defused a car bomb in eastern Mosul, said a security source from Ninewa province’s police. “The booby-trapped car was parked in al-Methaq neighborhood, eastern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The car bomb was defused without any casualties,” he said. “Security forces were able to find the car based on information tips,” he added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1