4 family members killed in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Four persons of the same family were killed by unidentified gunmen fire in northern Wassit, a security source in the province said on Thursday. “Unidentified gunmen opened fire today (Jan. 22) at a family of four in al-Zohour neighborhood, al-Suwayra district, (135 km) north of al-Kut city, killing them all instantly,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “No motives could be detected for the killing of a father, his wife, daughter and son,” the source added. He said that the culprits escaped before the police arrived at the scene and cordon off the family’s house. “The bodies of victims were removed to a morgue in Kut,” he said. Kut, the capital city of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1