Unidentified gunmen kill merchant, steal $120 thousand in western Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Monday, that a group of gunmen killed a merchant in western Baghdad, and stole 120 thousand dollars.
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, unidentified gunmen driving a modern vehicle shot a vehicle belonging to the owner of an electrical devices company while passing in the Police Tunnel area in western Baghdad, killing him on the spot,” pointing out that, “The gunmen stole 120 thousand dollars that were inside the vehicle before fleeing to an unknown destination.”
The source, who requested anonymity, added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the dead body to the forensic medicine department, while opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the incident and who stands behind it.”