By Prensa Latina,
Baghdad : At least one person was killed and another 22 wounded in a suicide truck bomb attack against the house of a community leader in Nineveh province, northern Iraq, according to police sources.
The sources revealed that the driver rammed the vehicle into the residence of Sheikh Abdel Razaq al Wakaa, a leader of the main Iraqi tribes. He and his wife were injured.
The attack took place in the small village of Al Haud, in Al Qayara, 31 miles from Mosul, provincial capital, and damaged Al Wakaa’s home and other neighboring houses seriously.
Witnesses to rescue operation consider the number of people killed likely to increase on account of the severity of the wounds of those injured during the attack.
Nineveh was scene to many US and Iraqi troops’ offensives during last May’s maneuvers against rebels in the central and northern regions.
Nevertheless, violence targeting US-led occupation troops and central government supporters continues.
Washington gave up immunity to private security companies, a most-discussed-about issue regarding its presence in the nation.
The decision was revealed during talks between US and Iraqi governments to agree on regulations on the stay of American troops and military bases in this Arab territory.