Baghdad deputy governor assassinated

Gunmen killed the deputy governor of Baghdad today on his way to work, Iraqi officials said.

Hatim Kamil was assassinated in a drive-by shooting this morning, said Baghdad Governor Ali al-Haidari. He had no other details.

Interior Ministry spokesman Colonel Adnan Abdul-Rahman said Mr Kamil was killed when gunmen opened fire on his car in the southern Doura neighbourhood. Two of his bodyguards were also wounded in the attack, Mr Abdul-Rahman said.

Insurgents have killed dozens of Iraqi politicians and government workers in recent months in a bid to destabilise the country’s reconstruction.