Baghdad, Ramadan 15, 1434, Jul 24, 2013, SPA - Iraqi officials say militants have killed nine policemen in an attack in the country's north. A police officer says an unspecified number of militants attacked a police headquarters outside the northern city of Mosul early on Wednesday. He says the attack triggered a shootout that left nine policemen dead and two wounded. He says there were apparently no casualties among the attackers, according to a report of the Associated Press. A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. --SPA 12:17 LOCAL TIME 09:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1131895