.Iraq arrests Shiite gang accused of killing Sunnis
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Interior Ministry says it has arrested a Shiite police gang accused of killing the Sunni vice president's sister.
Spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf says the 12 people arrested were former employees of the ministry. The Interior Ministry has been accused of past infiltration by Shiite militias who perpetrated some of the worst sectarian violence.
Khalaf said Monday at a press conference that the suspects are accused of killing the sister of Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi.
Maysoun al-Hashemi died in a hail of gunfire on April 27, 2006, as she left her home in Baghdad.
Khalaf says the suspects include 11 police and one civilian ministry employee. They're accused in a total of 15 criminal operations.
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Spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf says the 12 people arrested were former employees of the ministry. The Interior Ministry has been accused of past infiltration by Shiite militias who perpetrated some of the worst sectarian violence.
Khalaf said Monday at a press conference that the suspects are accused of killing the sister of Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi.
Maysoun al-Hashemi died in a hail of gunfire on April 27, 2006, as she left her home in Baghdad.
Khalaf says the suspects include 11 police and one civilian ministry employee. They're accused in a total of 15 criminal operations.
MyWay
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