Police officer killed in militant attack northeast of Baghdad

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi police said on Saturday, that unidentified gunmen killed a police officer in the area of al-Huriyah northwest of Baghdad.

The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “Today, unidentified militants attacked a patrol belonging to the police in the area of al-Huriyah and opened fire from their weapons against its elements, resulting in the death of one officer,” adding that, “A security force blockaded the area of the incident and transferred the dead body to the forensic medicine department, while opened an investigation into the incident.”