Doctor kidnapped, two killed in northern Iraq
ICC Note
The plight of Iraqi Christians continues as one Christian doctor was kidnapped and another Christian murdered this week.
08/19/2009 Iraq (AFP) - A Christian doctor was kidnapped and two people were killed in attacks by armed gunmen in the restive northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, police said.
The doctor, a paediatrician, was abducted from his car by unidentified gunmen as he drove home in the oil-rich city, a local police official told AFP, requesting anonymity.
A bystander, also a Christian, was shot dead by the men during the kidnapping, the official said.
Another man was also shot dead by gunmen in a separate attack in the city.
