At least three killed in

Mosul suicide attacks

Agence France-Presse / 03:52 PM June 24, 2017

Iraqis fleeing the Old City of Mosul arrive to the industrial district of the city on June
23, 2017 as they flee the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State (IS) group
jihadists.
A suicide bomber blew himself up among civilians fleeing Mosuls Old City, where
Iraqi forces are gaining ground against jihadists mounting a fierce but desperate
defense, officers said. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED

Suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi shopping district east of Mosul that was retaken from
the jihadists months ago, killing at least three people, medical and security officials said
Saturday.
The attack struck the Muthanna neighborhood late on Friday as residents shopped
ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan.

The first suicide bomber blew himself up as he was being stopped by a policeman,
who died on the spot, a senior police officer said.
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A second bomber managed to enter a shopping arcade and blew himself up among
civilians, killing at least two and wounding nine, according to the same officer and a
medic at Al-Khansaa hospital.

A third suicide bomber was killed by police before he could detonate his vest, the
sources said.
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The attack was not the first but among the bloodiest since Iraqi forces retook the eastern
side of Mosul in January as part of a massive offensive to wrest back the countrys
second city from IS.

Residents in areas retaken from the jihadists have warned that sleeper cells remain a
threat and that cursory screening has allowed many IS supporters to return to civilian
life without facing justice.

There had been growing calls in east Mosul before Friday nights attack for the families
of IS members to be banished for 10 years, among other measures. JPV

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