Iraqi Boy Killed By Gunmen Aiming For His Father
BAGHDAD (AP) - A police chief in northern Iraq says the 8-year-old son of a local anti-terrorism chief was killed in a food market by gunmen aiming for his father.
Tuz Khormato police chief Col. Hussein Rasheed said Friday that the target of the shooting was the chief of the city's anti-terrorism security squads.
The father and two of his other children were wounded in the Thursday night shooting. The gunmen fled.
The 8-year-old died of his wounds at a hospital.
Tuz Khormato is 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad.
© 2011 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Tuz Khormato police chief Col. Hussein Rasheed said Friday that the target of the shooting was the chief of the city's anti-terrorism security squads.
The father and two of his other children were wounded in the Thursday night shooting. The gunmen fled.
The 8-year-old died of his wounds at a hospital.
Tuz Khormato is 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad.
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