Gunmen shoot cop in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: A police officer on Sunday was wounded when unknown gunmen shot him in northern Babel province, according to a local security source. “Unknown gunmen opened fire on a police colonel while he was walking down a street in al-Iskandriya district (50 km north of Hilla city), wounding him in his right leg,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The source did not provide further details. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 1