Iraqi Truck Driver Killed In Kirkuk, Three Oil Guards Wounded

KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug 19 (AFP) - An Iraqi truck driver supplying multinational troops was shot dead Thursday as he drove south from the main northern city of Kirkuk, police said.
He was killed when his convoy of trucks came under attack by unknown gunmen early Thursday, said police Colonel Arkan Hamad al-Obeidi.
In a later ambush, west of Kirkuk, three guards responsible for oilfield security were wounded when their patrol car was attacked, said police officer Salam AbdelKader Zangana.
Killings amd kidnappings of people working for the US-led foreign forces still in Iraq are frequent, as are acts of sabotage on the country's key oil infrastructure.