An American was killed after being shot in Baghdad

An American citizen who has lived in Iraq for two years was shot dead on Monday in a Baghdad street, two security sources told AFP without explaining the reasons for the incident.

A source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry, who preferred not to be identified, said that the man "was in a car when unknown persons shot him" and was then taken to hospital.

In a call with AFP, the US embassy in Baghdad had no comment on the incident yet.

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