Karbala Mayor Assassinated with 3 Bullets in Chest (Video)

Mayor of Karbala Abeer Salim Al-Khafaji in the southwest of the capital Iraq, Baghdad, died after being shot by gunmen on Tuesday.

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“Al-Khafaji was killed by gunmen while overseeing the city’s campaign accompanied by security forces to stop the violations that took place in the Al-Mamlji area,” the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.

A security source revealed that Al-Khafaji was shot along with two city government employees by people who opposed disclosing of offences.

The incident took place on Al-Hur Street near Al-Safwa College in the residential neighborhood of Al-Zahraa, according to the source.

Meanwhile, the Governor of Holy Karbala, Nassif Al-Khattabi, announced on Wednesday the arrest of the mayor's killer.

On his part, Minister of Interior Othman Al-Ghanimi directed the competent authorities to detain the policemen who were accompanying the late Director of the Holy Karbala Municipality.