Unknown gunmen kill civilian in al-Sadr east of Baghdad

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi police said on Saturday, that unidentified gunmen killed a civilian in al-Sadr City east of Baghdad.

The source, who requested anonymity, said in a brief statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This afternoon, unidentified militants opened fire against a civilian in the city of al-Sadr east of Baghdad, resulting in his immediate death,” adding that, “A security force transferred the dead body to the forensic medicine authority, while opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the incident.”