Senior official at Sunni institution killed

A senior official of a government department that manages Sunni mosques was killed this evening by unidentified gunmen, a colleague said.

Naji Mohammed al-Eithawi was driving home after offering the sunset prayers at al-Hameed mosque in a south-west Baghdad neighbourhood when gunmen opened fire from a passing vehicle, Zoheir al-Taan, another senior official at the Sunni Endowments said.