Publication Date:
Sat, 2010-04-03 16:22
The attack occurred late on Friday in the village of Sufiya, a Sunni Muslim enclave in the Rasheed district of the Iraqi capital.
Police said the gunmen handcuffed the victims and shot them in the head.
A security source said 10 to 15 gunmen in pickup trucks targeted the victims because they were loyal to the government against Al-Qaeda militants.
Another source said there were 24 victims, including women and children, all from the same family. A Reuters TV cameraman counted 25 bodies at a local hospital.
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