6 people killed in Iraq over weekend

A source in Iraq interior ministry has said that six people were killed on Sunday evening, in two separate incidents following a shooting. Three other civilians were kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad. The source told Arabstoday that four civilians were killed after being shot by pistols fitted with silencers, near Zahra Square in Kadhimiya, north of Baghdad. A policeman and a teacher were also killed in the centre of the capital. The source, who wished to remain anonymous, said  that unknown gunmen in two cars abducted three people on Sunday evening, in central Baghdad. No further details regarding the incident were given.