Iraqi Sunni prisoners killed in apparent reprisal
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Gunmen in police uniforms seized 11
Sunni men suspected of being insurgents from a prison in the
mainly Shi’ite city of Basra in southern Iraq on Wednesday and
later killed them, police said.
Among those killed in the apparent reprisal attack for the
bombing of a major Shi’ite shrine earlier in the day were two
Egyptians, police sources said. The other nine were Iraqis.
The attackers arrived in a convoy of 16 cars.
All 11 prisoners were found dead later with gunshot wounds.
Six bodies were found in Republic Street in Basra. Three
were discovered in the Sekak district of the city. The other
two were found in Leader Street.
All the bodies were now in the morgue in Basra, a police
source said.
The British military in Basra confirmed there had been an
incident at the prison but had no further details.