Iraqi police: 4 gunmen killed in clashes north of Baghdad

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gunmen battled Iraqi police north of Baghdad early Wednesday, and four people were killed, police said. Authorities said the gunmen attacked a police patrol in downtown Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers north of Baghdad, around 7 a.m. All the dead were believed to be insurgents, and there were no reports of police casualties. Meanwhile, a police officer was killed in a drive-by shooting in central Kut, 160 kilometers southeast of the Iraqi capital, police said. The victim was shot dead on his way to work around 10 a.m., police said.