Baghdad Police Chief Assassinated
The chief of Baghdad's Central Police Station has been assassinated, according to reports. Insurgents dressed in Iraqi police uniforms are understood to have carried out the attack. Police sources claim the attackers set up a fake police checkpoint and stopped the officer's car as he was on the way to work at Salhiya police station. After asking his name, they shot Colonel Ahmed Obaiss along with two other policemen in his car. One of the insurgents filmed the killing, police said.
Posted by: Bulldog 2005-03-10 |