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Muslim cleric among two killed in Iraq shooting
Jul 22, 2010, 10:11 GMT
Kirkuk, Iraq - Two men, including the Sunni leader of a local mosque, were killed by gunmen in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police sources said Thursday.
The gunmen opened fire from inside a BMW passenger car at Diaa Ahmed, an imam at the mosque, and another man who worked for the Iraqi Drilling Company.
The gunmen fled the scene immediately, police sources said.
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