Worker killed in Basra’s Qurna Vegetable Market by armed assailant on motorcycle

BASRA — A masked gunman riding a motorcycle fatally shot a young worker at a vegetable market in Qurna, north of Basra, on Monday evening, authorities said.

The victim, a 25 yearls old man, was targeted while working in the market area, according to a security source who spoke to 964media.

“A young man working in the vegetable market in Qurna, was killed by a masked gunman riding a motorcycle,” the source said.

The assailant opened fire on the worker in the Al-Jum’a neighborhood, killing him instantly before fleeing the scene on his motorcycle to an unknown destination.

Security forces have launched an investigation into the incident and are actively searching for the suspect, whose identity and motive remain unknown.