Gunmen assassinate brother of Iraqi Vice President - World - News Brief

Gunmen wearing police commando uniforms broke into the house of the brother of Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi on Monday (Oct 9), killing him and kidnapping his guards, police said.

"Gen. Amir al-Hashimi, brother of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and an advisor of the Defense Ministry, was shot dead by unknown gunmen wearing police commando uniforms who raided his house early Monday," an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

The attackers also killed Amir al-Hashimi's bodyguard and kidnapped his guards, the source said on condition of anonymity.

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