Gunmen shot dead an Iraqi lawyer, his judicial investigator son and six of their family members early on Wednesday, after Al-Qaeda warned it would target judges and lawyers in a new campaign. The shooting took place at the home of Khayrallah Shati, a lawyer in the town of Baiji, 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of the capital, killing him, his wife, five sons and another relative who was staying with them. “Khayrallah Shati, his wife and five sons, and a family guest staying with them, were killed early this morning in Baiji,” a police officer said on condition of anonymity. “Gunmen raided his house and opened fire on the family…. Initial reports are that this is a terrorist attack, but the investigation is still ongoing.” The officer said one of Shati’s sons was a judicial investigator.
