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Gunmen kill four Christian clerics in northern Iraq

IRBIL, June 4 (KUNA) -- Gunmen killed four Christian clergymen in the northern city of Mosul, police said on Monday.
A police source told KUNA the unknown armed elements shot dead a senior cleric, Ragheed Keni, in charge of a church in Al-Nour district in the city, and three junior priests.
Separately, gunmen killed a policeman in Mosul, booby trapped the body and placed it on a street in Al-Tahreer region northeast of the city. The body blew up upon approach of policemen, wounding a police officer and three policemen. (end) sbr.rk KUNA 041242 Jun 07NNNN