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| Iraq Prison Inmate Kills 8 With Guard Gun |
| 2005-12-28 |
| An inmate in a Baghdad prison grabbed an assault rifle from a guard Wednesday and opened fire, killing eight people, police said. The Shiite religious bloc leading Iraq's parliamentary elections, meanwhile, held talks with Kurdish leaders about who should get the top 12 government jobs, as thousands of Sunni Arabs and secular Shiites protested what they say was a tainted vote. The prisoner fired indiscriminately after grabbing an AK-47, killing four guards and four inmates, said Iraqi army Brig. Gen. Jalil al-Mehamadawi. Three inmates were wounded, he said. Guards then overtook the gunman and restrained him, he said. The prison was a Justice Ministry facility that also housed foreigners, officials said. Rest at link. |
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