4 Killed in Iraqi Jewelry Robberies

Iraqi police say gunmen killed four people in a raid on jewelry shops in the central city of Fallujah, Saturday.

The French news agency, AFP, says the robbers escaped with thousands of dollars in precious metals.

Brazen daytime robberies are regularly reported in Iraq, where security conditions remain unstable.

Meanwhile, police say a roadside bomb killed one police officer and wounded five others in the northern city of Mosul, Saturday.

Investigators say the bomb exploded near a police patrol.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.