Gunmen shot and killed a politician from the cross-sectarian Iraqiya coalition who won a seat in Iraq's March 7 parliamentary election, in the northern city of Mosul on Monday, police said.
Bashar al-Hamid was wounded in the chest during an attack in front of his home in western Mosul and died a short time later, police said.
"Gunmen assassinated Bashar al-Hamid from the Iraqiya list," said Police Captain Mohammed Taher said.
Reuters
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