BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: A police colonel survived an attempt on his life on Sunday when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in southwestern Baghdad, a police source said.

 

“Unknown gunmen attacked the vehicle of Colonel Taleb Wahib in al-Doura region, southwestern Baghdad, killing his driver, before fleeing to an unknown area,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

 

He gave no further details.

 

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