GUNMEN SHOT DEAD THREE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE NORTHERN CITY OF MOSUL ON WEDNESDAY, POLICE SOURCES SAID. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS QUOTED THE SOURCES AS SAYING THAT THE GUNMEN STEPPED OUT OF THEIR CAR AND OPENED FIRE ON THE STUDENTS IN A MARKET NEAR AN OFF-CAMPUS MOSUL UNIVERSITY DORMITORY. THE VIOLENCE WAS APPARENTLY PART OF A SPATE OF ATTACKS AGAINST IRAQI STUDENTS.