Gunmen shot dead three people in an attack on Sunnis' homes Friday, then opened fire on two Sunni mosques before fleeing at the arrival of American and Iraqi soldiers, police said. The attack took place in Baghdad's northern Hurriya area.
According to the AP, some 20 gunmen drove in in five cars, then attacked several houses and set fire to two, said police Lt. Maithem Abdel-Razzaq. In addition to the people killed, one more was injured.
Meanwhile, about 500 people demonstrated in Saddam Hussein's hometown on Friday, demanding his return to power, organizers said. The crowd gathered before a mosque in Tikrit at the behest of two religious organizations, the Association of Muslim Scholars and the Tikrit Shura Council.
The crowd demanded the former president's release, and for him to be allowed to resume power, said Mohammed Talib Jassim, head of the Tikrit Shura Council.
