Suicide bomber strikes civilians fleeing Mosul

MOSUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up among civilians fleeing Mosul’s Old City on Friday, where Iraqi forces are gaining ground against jihadists mounting a fierce but desperate defence, officers said. “We received 12 people killed and more than 20 wounded in our field hospital, including women and children,” Ahmed Hashem, a major and medic in the Iraqi army, said. A colonel said it was difficult to get a definitive toll because the area where the attack happened was not fully cleared.

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