Masked gunmen shot and killed a foreigner in northern Baghdad and severely wounded his translator, witnesses said. Iraqi police said the slain foreigner was a French journalist, but there was no immediate confirmation of that report.
| Mistaken identity, they thought he was a enemy journalist. |
The attack took place near the Azimiyah neighborohood, where gunmen have recently been active. Gunmen have repeatedly attacked U.S. convoys in Baghdad and many foreigners have sharply restricted their movements in the capital. |