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20-07-04, 11:07
A senior official from the southern Iraqi town of Basra has been shot dead, the British military says.
Hazem al-Ainachi, a co-ordinator of the Basra provincial council, is said to have been killed at a checkpoint on his way to work on Tuesday morning.
Two Iraqis travelling with Mr Ainachi were also killed. Mr Ainachi was a former deputy governor of Basra, which is under the command of a UK-led force.
The identity of the attackers is not yet known.
A Basra council official told the Reuters news agency that the assailants were wearing police uniforms.
The attack is said to have taken place in the Jubaila neighbourhood of Basra, which is regarded as Iraq's second-most significant city after the capital, Baghdad.
BBC Read more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3908783.stm)
Hazem al-Ainachi, a co-ordinator of the Basra provincial council, is said to have been killed at a checkpoint on his way to work on Tuesday morning.
Two Iraqis travelling with Mr Ainachi were also killed. Mr Ainachi was a former deputy governor of Basra, which is under the command of a UK-led force.
The identity of the attackers is not yet known.
A Basra council official told the Reuters news agency that the assailants were wearing police uniforms.
The attack is said to have taken place in the Jubaila neighbourhood of Basra, which is regarded as Iraq's second-most significant city after the capital, Baghdad.
BBC Read more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3908783.stm)