Explosion targets UN vehicle in northern Iraq

SANAA, Aug 26 (YPA) – The Nineveh Governorate Police in northern Iraq announced on Wednesday that an explosive device has exploded on a United Nations vehicle in Bartella district, located within the governorate.
In a press release, The Nineveh Governorate Police said, “An explosive device left over from ISIS terrorist gangs exploded on a United Nations wheel, which was placed beside the highway (Mosul – Erbil) near the village of Shaquli in Bartella district.”

The Police added that the explosive device was marked with a red flag, after it was discovered by demining organizations at the beginning of the operations to liberate the province from ISIS gangs.

The Police pointed out that “the driver stopped at the side of the highway and got off his wheel in this forbidden and marked area, which led to the explosion of the device and his injury.”