Ahlul Bayt News Agency ; Iraqi security forces have shot and killed a man wearing an explosive belt before he could harm worshippers performing Friday prayers at a mosque in the center of Mosul.
"The guards at the al-Nabi Shiet Mosque opened fire at an assailant clad in a police uniform on Friday as he tried to attack civilians at the site," a security officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The explosive belt, strapped to the man's body, detonated at the mosque's gate, damaging a wall.
The blast killed a guard and injured a civilian and a guard.
The police cordoned off the area after the incident and launched an investigation.
Mosul, located in the province of Nineveh, 350 kilometers (220 miles) north of Baghdad, remains a hotbed of bombings, with al-Qaeda in Iraq and other terrorist elements operating in the area.
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