Bomb blast kills 3 policemen in Iraq’s Mosul

By Ahmed Qassim

NINEVEH, Iraq

Three policemen were killed in a bomb blast in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul on Wednesday, according to a local police officer.

An improvised device exploded at a federal policy convoy in Hakna village, west of Mosul, Capt. Saad al-Jabouri told Anadolu Agency.

He said another policeman was seriously injured in the attack.

Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a manhunt for the attackers, al-Jabouri said.

There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but Iraqi officials often blame the Daesh terrorist group for the violence.

Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced that the war against Daesh was over, saying that Iraq’s border with Syria had been completely secured.

Daesh has recently suffered a string of defeats in Iraq and Syria after overrunning much of both countries in mid-2014.