Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

4 of refinery staff killed in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Four civil servants working for the Haditha Refinery were killed on Tuesday in an armed attack in western Anbar province. “Unknown gunmen used light arms today to open fire targeting a civilian car driven by four civil servants working for the Haditha refinery, western Anbar province,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He explained that the incident occurred after the four victims received their salaries in the al-Seniya district of Haditha. “The victims’ car was stopped by the gunmen who then opened fire,” the source added giving no more details. Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar province, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2