Unidentified gunmen shoot a candidate running for the Parliamentary elections in Karbala

Shafaq News/ A candidate running for the upcoming legislative elections was reportedly shot by unknown assailants on Sunday.

A source said that candidate of the Civil Party in the governorate of Karbala, Ammar al-Rabiei, was transferred to the hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound on the right side of his chest.

No further details are available at the moment.