Driver Of Turkish Truck Killed In Iraq

MOSUL - Driver of a Turkish truck was killed in an attack in northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday. The driver could not be identified yet.
Sources said that unidentified people with assault rifles had shot the driver and then set fire to the truck in Yarmuk Square in Mosul.
It was not immediately clear if the driver was a Turkish citizen.
Sources said that the truck, which was carrying bottled mineral water, had Turkish plates and markings.
(UK-AÖ) 29.10.2004