Unknown gunmen on Monday assassinated the imam of the Al-Quds Mosque in the northern city of Kirkuk. A police source told KUNA the gunmen opened fire at the imam Omar Abdulrazzaq Mohammad in central Kirkuk, killing him instantly. Meanwhile, the Multi-National Forces (MNF) said an insurgent was killed and eight others were detained near Kirkuk. An MNF source told KUNA that MNF soldiers saw a number of gunmen unloading vehicles filled with weapons, and started shooting killing one of them and detaining eight. Mortar shells and some light weapons were also seized during the operation.