Insurgents kill three in Iraq ambush

A Turkish contractor and two Iraqis were killed in an ambush in the northern city of Tikrit this morning, a spokesman for the…

A Turkish contractor and two Iraqis were killed in an ambush in the northern city of Tikrit this morning, a spokesman for the US 1st Infantry Division said today.

The spokesman said the men worked for a construction company repairing bridges in Tikrit.

Dozens of foreign contractors have been killed in Iraq by insurgents since the end of the war last year.

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