Gunmen today killed a police captain and a university student who were in a car heading to Baghdad from Baqouba.
Capt. Haidar Hadi, who was based in the capital, was giving the student a lift when the gunmen opened fire.
The attack occurred in the Hadida area of Baqouba, north of Baghdad. A police sergeant in the car was injured, said Mr Nassir Jawad of Baqouba General Hospital.
Insurgents routinely target police and other Iraqis who are working with the US-led coalition governing Iraq.
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