3 Iraqi Election Workers Killed in Ambush

Iraqi children look at a burning car after it came under attack at Baghdad's Haifa Street Sunday Dec. 19 2004. About 30 gunmen ambushed the car Sunday in central Baghdad carrying employees of the Iraqi organization running next month's elections, killing three of the workers while two escaped unhurt, an official from the election body said. (AP Photo/Str)



Combination handout pictures released on December 17, 2004, showing (Upper L) U.S. Marine Platoon Gunnery Sergeant, Ryan P. Shane, from the 1st. Battalion of the 8th. Marine Regiment as he pulls a fatally wounded comrade to safety while under fire during a military operation in the Iraqi western city of Falluja. (Upper R) Shane and another member of 1/8 pulled their fatally wounded comrade under fire. (Lower L) Shane is hit by insurgents fire and (Lower R) was wounded. REUTERS/USMC/Cpl. Joel A. Chaverri-Handout EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - About 30 gunmen ambushed a car Sunday in central Baghdad carrying employees of the Iraqi organization running next month's elections, killing three of the workers while two escaped unhurt, an official from the election body said.

Adel al-Lami, a member of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (news - web sites), said the early morning attack took place in downtown Baghdad's Haifa Street, the scene of repeated clashes between security forces and insurgents.

Al-Lami said about 30 militants ambushed a car carrying five employees working for the commission's Baghdad office, hurling hand grenades at the vehicle and firing at it with machine-guns.