Gunmen execute 'traitors' in Iraqi market

Iraqi gunmen drove into a crowded Iraqi market today, pulled two handcuffed men out of the boot and shot and killed them in a display meant to send a message to residents not to co-operate with US-led forces, police and witnesses said.

“This is the destiny of traitors,” the gunmen yelled as they shot their victims in Baqouba, a mostly Sunni city about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, police and witnesses said.