10 hurt in attack on US patrol in Mosul: police
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A suicide car bomb targeting a US patrol in Mosul has wounded 10 Iraqi civilians, a day after five American troops were killed in a deadly ambush in the volatile northern city.
"The attack happened at about 11:15 am (7:15pm AEDT) in Mosul's Al-Shaab neighbourhood," police Brigadier General Khalid Abdul Sattar said.
"Ten civilians were wounded.
The US military is seeking confirmation of the report.
On Monday, a US military Humvee armoured vehicle was hit by a powerful roadside bomb while on patrol in an eastern suburb of Mosul, killing five troopers.
The patrol was then sprayed with small arms fire by gunmen holed up in a nearby mosque, US commanders said.
Iraqi and US forces are engaged in an extensive operation against Al Qaeda in Mosul as part of a nationwide crackdown on the jihadists codenamed Operation Phantom Phoenix and launched on January 8.
- AFP
