Gunmen assassinated an appeals court judge as he was heading to work in western Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry source said.
"Unknown armed men in two cars gunned down Amir Jawdat al-Naieb, an appeals court judge and a member of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, at about 8:30 a.m. (0530 GMT)," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Naieb's driver was seriously injured by the attack, and died later while he was transported to a nearby hospital, the source added.
Insurgents frequently attack senior government officials, judges, doctors, high-profile academics in the past years in Iraq.
Source:Xinhua
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