Cop kills father for family reasons

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: A policeman killed his father on Wednesday in Wassit for family reasons, according to a security source. “A 25-year-old policeman shot and killed his father this evening in al-Kardiya region in eastern Kut,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The incident occurred as a result of family problems,” he added, noting that police sent the body to the morgue. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (TP) 504