Wide-scale security measures in Abu-Graib for killings

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army and police forces have been heavily deployed at the Abu-Ghraib suburb of Baghdad, after 17 civilians were shot dead in the area. “Major inlets and main roads within the incident’s area are closed until the investigation ends,” a source from the Abu-Ghraib police told Aswat al-Irq news agency. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the killers were in the Iraqi army uniform. “The victims were shot in head while their hands were cuffed,” the source said. The Abu-Ghraib district lies 20 km west of Baghdad MH (P)/SR 1