Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Gunmen shot and killed a young Iraqi journalist in front of his family Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, an official at the Interior Ministry said.
Mazin al-Baghdadi worked as a reporter and anchor for al-Mousiliyya TV.
Gunmen in civilian clothing showed up at his home around 6 p.m. and identified themselves to his father as intelligence officers, the ministry official said.
When al-Baghdadi exited to his house to speak with the men, they shot him.
His family was looking on when the shooting occurred, according to the official, who described the journalist as young.
More than 230 journalists and media workers have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion began in 2003, the watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said in September -- making Iraq one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists.
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