Civilian killed, brother wounded in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: One civilian was killed and his brother was wounded in an armed attack that occurred in western Kut city, a police source said on Saturday. “This morning, unknown gunmen opened fire on two brothers in al-Nasr neighborhood, western Kut, killing one and wounding the other,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The police sealed off the area, but the gunmen have managed to flee the scene,” the source added, providing no further details. A Shiite province, Wassit, 180 km south of Baghdad, is in the east of the country. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning “middle,” as it lies along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and Basra. Its major cities include the capital, al-Kut, and al-Hayy. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province. SS (P) 1