Nine Iraqis, including seven Christians, killed in Baghdad ambush

BAGHDAD, Oct 2 (AFP) - Seven Iraqi Christians, their Muslim driver and his son were killed in an ambush on their minibus in the south of Baghdad earlier in the week, police said Saturday.
"These Iraqis, employed by the the Hunting Club in the upper class district of Mansur, left work on Thursday evening to return to their homes in the Dura area," a police official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"Upon arrival at the entrance of Dura, the vehicle was shot at by unknown attackers," he said.
The start of August saw an unprecedented wave of attacks targeting churches in Baghdad that left 10 people dead.
Following the onslaught, thousands of Christians left the country, according to the Minister of Displaced Persons and Immigration, Pascal Icho Warda.
Christians make up about three percent of Iraq's estimated 26 million people.