A member of Huwaijah's municipal council was killed on Saturday by unknown gunmen. According to police sources, Abdul-Majed Al-Jubouri was riding his car when he was shot by unknown gunmen. Huwaijah is in south-east Kirkuk.In another development, two Iraqis were killed due to a blast targeting a US army patrol in Tikrit. In a press statement, a police source said while bomb killed the two innocent bystanders, it did not harm any of the patrol's members.
In Baghdad, the quartet committee assigned with prisoners' affairs released 272 Iraqis due to insufficient evidence. In a press statement, a source from Iraq's Justice Ministry said the committee was formed by the Justice Ministry, Human Rights Ministry, Interior Ministry and the Multi-National Force (MNF). He added that the release of more prisoners on similar grounds was quite expected.
| "Insufficient evidence" isn't the same thing as "not guilty." |