Gunmen attacked two men who had been working with the British military, killing one and wounding another, police officials said Friday. Three gunmen entered the apartment where the two lived in Basra's southern neighborhood of Zeytoun and shot them, said police Capt. Alaa Khalil. He identified the wounded man as Amer Hamoudi. He did not reveal the identity of the slain man. Hamoudi said from his hospital bed that he works as a translator for British forces. It was not clear what was the dead man's job. A note left near the victims read: "This is the punishment of anyone who cooperates with occupation forces."
