Gunmen break into Baghdad bank, kill eight
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
BAGHDAD, July 28 (AP): Gunmen killed eight security guards Tuesday during an early morning robbery at a bank in central Baghdad, an attack that appears to be the work of insurgents attempting to finance operations against Iraqi and US forces, police officials said.
It is the second deadly robbery in a week in Baghdad's commercial Karradah district.
The gunmen broke into the state-run Rafidain Bank at about 4 am, killing three on-duty guards and five others on the premises, who were either on a break or asleep in beds, said an Iraqi police official.
Investigators believe the gunmen used silencer-fitted weapons during the attack because witnesses and neighbours didn't hear any gunshots.
It is the second deadly robbery in a week in Baghdad's commercial Karradah district.
The gunmen broke into the state-run Rafidain Bank at about 4 am, killing three on-duty guards and five others on the premises, who were either on a break or asleep in beds, said an Iraqi police official.
Investigators believe the gunmen used silencer-fitted weapons during the attack because witnesses and neighbours didn't hear any gunshots.