Officer killed, policeman wounded in attack north of Kut

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: An officer was killed and a policeman wounded in an armed attack by unidentified gunmen on the house of a government official north of al-Kut city on Sunday, a security source in Wassit said. “An armed group today attacked the house of Eng. Na’em Ali, the head of the municipal council in al-Wihda district, (150 km) north of Kut. Clashes erupted between the police and the gunmen, which left Lt. Salah Saleh killed, a policeman wounded and the arrest of nine gunmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The gunmen were inside three vehicles during the time of the attack,” he said, adding death threats by gunmen had been received by Ali’s house earlier. “The gunmen are now under investigative custody and will be referred to the prosecution,” he said. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. AmR (P)/SR 1