Storekeeper killed in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: One civilian on Tuesday was killed inside his store in downtown Kirkuk city, according to a local source. “On Tuesday morning, unknown men killed a civilian with a sharp instrument inside his store on al-Jumhouriya St., downtown Kirkuk,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The victim was the only agent for Cork Telecom,” the source noted. “The body was taken to Izadi Hospital in Kirkuk,” the source added, providing no further details. Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians, and Arabs, lies 250 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1