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Gunmen shoot down 3 policemen in Abu Ghraib

July 26, 2009 - 11:21:36

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Three policemen were killed in an armed attack by unidentified gunmen on a checkpoint in the western Baghdad area of Abu Ghraib on Sunday, an Iraqi police source said.

“Unidentified gunmen opened light gun fire at a police checkpoint on al-Amarat street, Abu Ghraib, (20 km) west of Baghdad, leaving three policemen killed,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The gunmen escaped to an unknown place before the security forces cordoned off the scene,” the source added.

AmR (P)

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