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Three Iraqi policemen killed in two separate attacks in Mosul

IRBIL, July 19 (KUNA) -- Three Iraqi policemen were killed Sunday in separate attacks in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq.
A security source in Mosul told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the two policemen were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the neighborhood of Al-Mithak east of Mosul. He also said that the Iraqi police found a beheaded body of a young man in the neighborhood itself.
The source said that another policeman was killed and two others wounded in a separate attack in downtown Mosul, after gunman threw a grenade at a police patrol.
The Mosul police chief Major General Khaled Al-Hamadani said in a statement that the partial curfew would be extended till further notice and began a search for the attackers. (end) sbr.hai KUNA 192106 Jul 09NNNN