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Gunmen kill civilian inside his home in Kut

July 3, 2009 - 06:57:45

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: A civilian man was shot down by unidentified gunmen who attacked his home in al-Kut city on Friday, a Wassit police source said.

“Unknown gunmen stormed a house in al-Damuk, al-Kut city, and opened their machine-gun fire at the owner, killing him instantly,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The dead man’s family said three masked gunmen attacked the house apparently not for the purpose of stealing,” he added.

The source said the police launched an investigation into the incident.

Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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