Male child mistakenly kills cousin

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: A male child killed a female child while playing with his father’s pistol west of Kut, police sources said today.  The source told IraqiNews.com that the 5-year male child shot the 11-year female child with his father’s pistol.  The female child was his cousin who had come to the house for a family visit.  Kut, the center of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of the capital, Baghdad. RM (TP)/SR 651