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Imam of Kirkuk mosque assassinated
 Unknown gunmen on Monday assassinated the imam of the Al-Quds Mosque in the northern city of Kirkuk. A police source told KUNA the gunmen opened fire at the imam Omar Abdulrazzaq Mohammad in central Kirkuk, killing him instantly. Meanwhile, the Multi-National Forces (MNF) said an insurgent was killed and eight others were detained near Kirkuk. An MNF source told KUNA that MNF soldiers saw a number of gunmen unloading vehicles filled with weapons, and started shooting killing one of them and detaining eight. Mortar shells and some light weapons were also seized during the operation. Posted by: Fred 2006-04-04 |
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