Civilian killed by gunmen fire in Kut

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: A civilian man was killed by unidentified gunmen in western al-Kut city on Friday, a police source in Wassit said. “Unknown gunmen opened fire on Friday evening at a civilian man who was standing in front of his house in al-Jihad neighborhood, western Kut, killing him instantly,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The killed man is believed to have been a former leading official of the dissolved Baath Party,” he said. He said the police cordoned off the scene in an attempt to arrest the culprits who escaped before the police arrived. “The man’s body was removed to the al-Zahraa Hospital morgue in Kut,” he added, not giving more information. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1