Shafaq News/ An associate of the Ministry of Interior was reportedly killed in an armed attack in al-Rashad area, east of Baghdad, earlier today, Saturday.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that a group of unidentified assailants sprayed the taxi the public servant -who used to work in the Accounting department of the Ministry- rode, killing him immediately and injuring the driver.

"A security force rushed to the site and started an investigation into the circumstances of the incident," the source said.