Civilian killed by unidentified gunmen west of Mosul

March 6, 2009 - 01:43:45

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: A civilian man was killed by unidentified gunmen west of Mosul city on Friday, a security source said.

“The gunmen shot down Mahmoud Hassan in Zammar district, (60 km) west of Mosul, while he was heading for home in the village of Qasrij, (5 km) southern Zammar,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He did not give further details.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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