Gunmen kill money exchange store owner, wound 2 in Diala

August 7, 2009 - 04:20:46

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Unidentified gunmen killed an owner of a money exchange store and wounded two others in central Baaquba district on Friday, a security source in Diala province said.

“The gunmen later stole large sums of money from the store and escaped to an unknown place,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The source did not indicate how much the money stolen was nor elaborated on any details of the incident.

Baaquba, the capital city of the restive province of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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