Topic: Suicide car bomb hits police station in Mosul

Media: The Associated Press
Byline: n/a
Date: 19 October 2006

Body:


BAGHDAD, Iraq_A suicide car bomb hit a major police station in the northern
city of Mosul Thursday, prompting authorities to impose an indefinite curfew
throughout the city, police and witnesses said.

The bombing at 7:15 a.m. (04:15 GMT) caused extensive damage to the station
and there were casualties, but no specific figures were immediately
available, according to police Col. Abdul-Karim al-Jibouri.

Police seeking to reinforce the curfew fired in the air, sending motorists
and pedestrians scurrying for cover.