Two officials killed, three injured in Baghdad attack

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com – The Director General of Iraq ’s Oil Marketing and a colonel in the Iraqi Army have been killed, whilst another colonel in the Interior Ministry, an engineer and a lieutenant have been injured in a series of attacks in different areas of Baghdad on Sunday, a security source said.   “A group of armed men shot dead the Director-General of Oil Marketing, Hussein Jamal Abdullah, close to west Baghdad ’s People’s Stadium,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said that a colonel in the Iraqi Interior Ministry was assassinated in another attack close to northern Baghdad ’s Moussa al-Kadhim Mosque.   “Another unknown armed group opened fire and wounded an Interior Ministry colonel, called Abdul-Karim Chiad, whilst an engineer, called Abdul-Ridha Hussein was wounded in another attack,” the security source said.   He added that a group of armed men opened fire on Lt. Adil Ramiz Anwar from the Embassies Protection office on the main road in Baghdad ’s Talibiya area, wounding him. IT / SKH