Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

Money exchange company owner killed in Hilla

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: An owner of a money exchange company was killed by unidentified gunmen on Monday, a police source in Babel said. “Masked gunmen attacked a money exchange company on al-Tohmaziya street in central Hilla 30 minutes after the company opened its doors,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The gunmen, who opened fire at the company owner from a gun with a silencer attached to it, then stole a sum of money,” the source added. This is the second incident to target owners of money exchange companies on the same street in a span of two months. Hilla, the capital city of Babel, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1