Home
Discover Islam
Quran Recitations
Lectures
Fatwa
Articles
Fiqh
E-Books
Women
Boys & Girls 
Hajj Rulings
Hajj Fatwas
Gunmen have killed eight security guards during a break-in at a bank in central Baghdad, Iraqi police have said.
The robbery on Tuesday was the second in a week in Baghdad's commercial Karradah district.
The gunmen broke into the state-run Rafidain Bank at about 4am, killing three on-duty guards and five others on the premises before making off with a large amount of cash, an Iraqi police official said.
Investigators believe the gunmen used silencer-fitted weapons during the attack because witnesses and neighbors did not hear any gunshots.
Another official said the robbery appears to be the work of armed groups trying to get hold of cash to finance their operations.
The official did not say what evidence led police to believe the robbery was the work of an armed group.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information to the media.
Five people were killed on Sunday in a daylight attack at a popular money exchange office, a reflection of the increasing crime in Iraq.
The gunmen broke into the al-Nibal money exchange office in downtown Baghdad shortly before noon, killing three employees and two customers, said Iraqi police officials.
They said 12 others, including eight employees, were wounded in the attack in Baghdad's commercial Karradah district.
PHOTO CAPTION
File photo shows Iraqi policemen standing guard at a checkpoint in central Baghdad.
Al-Jazeera
