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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)
Gunmen killed three officials of a leading Kurdish
political party in an ambush in the volatile
northern city of Mosul, another official of the
party said Friday.
Unknown attackers opened fire on the officials' car,
said Hashim Zibari of the Kurdish Democratic Party.
The attack happened Thursday afternoon.
Mosul, a heavily Arab city northwest of Baghdad with
a significant Kurdish population, has been one of
several cities to see increasing violence in the
run-up to scheduled Jan. 30 elections.
The Kurdish Democratic Party of Massoud Barzani is
one of two main factions of Iraq's Kurds, who make
up about 20 percent of the population.
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