Iraqi general killed in Baghdad

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi army general from Basra and his son were killed in a a drive-by shooting Friday in southeastern Baghdad, an interior ministry official said.
"General Salman Mohamed was driving his car with two sons and another relative when a car with gunmen on board opened fire on them in Baghdad Jadida at 3:30 pm (1230 GMT)," the official said on condition of anonymity.
One son died along with the general, who was assigned to the national guard in the southern port city of Basra, and another son was seriously wounded, he said. The fate of the other relative was unclear.