Honor killing woman’s body found in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Police found the body of a decapitated woman who was murdered in an honor killing behind a cemetery in Kirkuk City, a media director said on Sunday. “Emergency police personnel found the body of a young woman behind a graveyard in southern Karbala,” Maj. Alaa Abbas told Iraqi News. Investigations have revealed that the woman was murdered by her brother in an honor killing, the major explained, refusing to give further details. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1