Iraqi officials say gunmen have shot dead four Shiite farmers working in an orchard just north of Baghdad.

Police officials said that two carloads of attackers opened fire Monday on the farmers pollinating date trees in the predominantly Sunni village of Rashidiyah AP reported.

A hospital official said that four other farmers were wounded in the attack.

Iraqi officials say gunmen have shot dead four farmers working in an orchard just north of Baghdad.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.