Urgent … Candidate for PC elections killed northern Babel

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A candidate for the next Provincial Councils Elections was killed northern Babel on Friday evening.

Security source reported to IraqiNews.com “A candidate for the Babel PC elections was killed by unidentified gunmen on Friday evening.”

“The candidate of the Iraqiya Slate, Hussein al-Jinabi, was assassinated along with two of his guards northern Babel,” the source added.

Janabi is the first candidate for the PC elections who is killed while other candidates have received threats in some provinces.

The provincial councils elections are scheduled to be conducted on April 20th and the media campaign for these elections will start on March 1st .