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Gunmen kill senior security officer in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, April 8 (KUNA) -- Gunmen assassinated a ranking Iraqi security officer in the capital on Thursday, police said.
A police source told KUNA that gunmen opened up with a hail of gunfire in the direction of Brigadier Fadhel Abbas Ali in front of his house in Al-Ghazaliah district in the western sector of the city tonight. He lost his life immediately.
The slain officer was in charge of training in the interior ministry. (end) mhg.rk KUNA 082331 Apr 10NNNN