BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct 13, SPA -- Authorities imposed a ban on vehicle traffic in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday following clashes between police and unidentified gunmen. Eight gunmen were killed and two others wounded, while four policemen were injured in the fighting in threedistricts of the city Thursday evening, police Col. Abdul-Karim al-Jubouri said. Police arrested 21 of the gunmen and seized 10 cars,including a truck loaded with weapons, he said. Mosul's usual ban on all vehicle and pedestrian trafficfrom 9 p.m. to 6 a.m was extended until 3:00 p.m. forvehicles over fears of car bombings, al-Jubouri was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/395912