Wanted man killed north of Amara

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: A wanted man was killed by unidentified gunmen north of al-Amara city on Friday, a media source within the Missan province police department said. “Unknown gunmen opened their machine-gun fire at a wanted man suspected of having killed three policemen in al-Jidiya village, Kemit district, (25 km) north of Amara, killing him instantly,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The killed man was on his way to a hospital for treatment from wounds he had sustained earlier in clashes with Iraqi policemen,” the source added, not giving more details. A Missan police source had told VOI three policemen, including an officer in the lank of lieutenant, and four civilians, including two children, were killed on Thursday in clashes between security forces and gunmen in al-Jidiya. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad . AmR (P) 1