TIKRIT, July 20: US forces on Sunday shot dead the son and a nephew of the governor of northern Iraq’s Salaheddin province during a raid, police said.

Governor Hamid Hummud al-Shakti’s son Husam and his nephew Uday were shot dead in the town of Baiji, a police officer from Baiji said.

When asked, the US military said its troops killed two armed men in Baiji who were related to the governor.

“When the force entered the target buildings, they encountered two armed men. Perceiving hostile intent, coalition forces engaged and killed them,” a military statement said.

“It was subsequently determined that the two armed men killed in the event were related to the governor of Salaheddin province.”—AFP