(VOI)- Police forces in the Shiite holy city of Karbala killed a gunman and wounded another in clashes that broke out at a district just outside the city, police chief said on Saturday. “The clashes erupted last night in al-Hussayniya district, 20 km north of Karbala, while police forces were about to arrest two gunmen involved in killing a policeman,” Major-General Raed Shawkat, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI). The police chief added “the one-hour-long clashes left a gunman dead and the other wounded.” “Investigations are under way to know the parties behind those gunmen and the motives of killing the policeman,” Shawkat concluded.