Mothers Grieve

Early this morning 4 people were killed on the highway between al-Tamur and Karbala. Police Lieutenant Colonel Shahid Salah Hammud's convoy was attacked by gunmen. The Lieutenant Colonel and three of his bodyguards were killed in the attack. In the image to the left the first frame shows one of the bodyguards being carried into the hospital mortuary by some of his colleagues. The second shows two of the mothers of the bodyguards after they had been called to hospital to identify their dead sons. markfromireland