Attacks in Iraq kill 4 policemen, 2 pilgrims

BAGHDAD: Officials say attacks in western Iraq and south of Baghdad have killed six people — four policemen and two Shia pilgrims.

Police officials say gunmen in a speeding cat opened fire at a police checkpoint in the western city of Fallujah on Saturday morning, killing four policemen.

And in the town of Latifiyah, 30 kilometers (20) miles) south of Baghdad, a mortar shell hit a group of Shia pilgrims heading to the holy sites in the city of Karbala.

Medical officials confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media.