Gunmen kill 14 Sunni relatives in attack

Gunmen burst into two houses belonging to a Sunni Muslim family north east of Baghdad today, killing 14 relatives, police said.

The attack occurred in the village of Rufayaat, about 5 kilometres east of Balad – a majority Shiite town 80 kilometres north east of the Iraqi capital. The town is surrounded by territory that is mainly populated by Sunnis.