An official of the Iraqi major oil sector was abducted on Friday in northern Baghdad and at least one civilian was killed in an armed attack in the northern city of Kirkuk. An Iraqi police source said unknown gunmen abducted the Director General of Oil Projects in the Ministry of Oil Muthanna Al-Bedairi in the area of Adhamiya, northern Baghdad. The source added that the gunmen took Al-Bedairi to an unknown destination, but released his driver.