A COLLEGE STUDENT, A POLICE OFFICER, A SHOP OWNER, TWO STREET VENDORS, A TAXI DRIVER AND A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR BECAME THE LATEST VICTIMS OF ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FORMS OF DEADLY ATTACK IN THE CAPITAL ON WEDNESDAY: DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS. THE BODIES OF EIGHT PEOPLE WHO APPARENTLY HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED AND TORTURED BY DEATH SQUADS ALSO WERE FOUND IN BAGHDAD AND ANOTHER AREA. MEANWHILE, U.S. FORCES KILLED SEVEN INSURGENTS IN TWO OPERATIONS OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, AND A BOMB SET FIRE TO AN OIL PIPELINE SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS QUOTED OFFICIALS AS SAYING.
