Al Qaida captain killed in Iraq raid

Baghdad: The leader of Al Qaida in Iraq was shot dead during a raid in Samarra on Saturday, Iraqi police said.

Police said that Mahmoud Al Douri, also known as Abu Omar, was killed in an exchange of fire between police and the rebel.

Weapons, explosives and a car bomb were found at the house, the Samarra police official said.

In Baquba, police found a mass grave containing the bodies of 12 people believed to be victims of Al Qaida in Iraq.

Three women were among the dead, a police official said