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Civilian killed, another wounded in militant attack southeast of Kirkuk

 Civilian killed, another wounded in militant attack southeast of Kirkuk

Representational file photo.

Representational file photo.
Representational file photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A security source in Kirkuk province said on Monday, that a civilian had been killed while another was injured in a militant attack that took place southeast of the province.

The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, unidentified militants driving a vehicle attacked a food shop and opened fire from their machine guns in Hay al-Askari neighborhood southeast of Kirkuk, resulting in the killing of one worker at the shop as well as the injury of the owner of the shop.”

The source, who requested to remain anonymous, added, “Security forces transferred the injured to a nearby hospital and the dead body to the forensic medicine department.”

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