Baghdad, June 8, SPA -- Two government employees were killedin a Baghdad drive-by shooting Wednesday while an Iraqitranslator working for the U.S. military was slain north ofthe capital, security officials said. Two carloads of gunmen fired on a vehicle carryingIndustry Ministry officials Zaki Jawad and Mohammed Haider,killing both, police Lt. Mohammed Jassim said. Gunmen also killed Mustafa Ashraf, a translator workingfor U.S. troops, as he was driving between the towns ofKhalis and Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast ofBaghdad, Iraqi army Col. Abdullah al-Shamari said. Also in Baqouba, a car bomb exploded at 10:15 a.m.(0615GMT) near a petrol station where cars were waiting forfuel, killing two civilians and destroying five vehicles,police Col. Muthafar Mohammed said. More than 870 people, including U.S. military personnel,have been killed since Iraq's new government was announcedApril 28, according to a report of the Associated Press.--SPA1135 Local Time 0835 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/268322