KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug 31, SPA -- Gunmen shot dead the head of this northern city's education department on Tuesday, policesaid. Ibrahim Ismael was killed in a drive-by shooting as hedrove to work in Kirkuk, said police Col. Sarhat Qadir. Three of Ismael's bodyguards were also wounded and werebeing treated at a local hospital.--SPA1135 Local Time 0835 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/196661