(AKI) - Unidentified gunmen killed four newly-recruited policemen and injured four others during a shooting on Tuesday in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The policemen were intercepted by gunmen and showered with bullets as they were travelling by car in the Hay al-Amil neighbourhood, located in western Mosul. The gunmen managed to escape.They were all on their way to report to their unit in the al-Shahid Saleh contingent, reported Iraqi news agency Voices of Iraq quoting security officials.
Also on Tuesday, two improvised explosive devices or IED were set off in central Baghdad, leaving 7 civilians wounded.