Soccer player killed in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: A football player was killed on Tuesday by unknown gunmen in southern Kirkuk, a local police chief said. “Unknown gunmen shot and killed Ahmad Shalal, a football player for al-Thawra club, on Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 10) in al-Asra Wal Mafqodeen neighborhood in southern Kirkuk,” Brig. Sarhad Qader told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Investigations into the incident are underway,” he also said. Kirkuk is 250 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1