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  • British ExxonMobil oil chief 'assassinated' in Brussels street

    10/25/2012 6:42:14 PM PDT · by DeaconBenjamin · 23 replies
    Telegraph (UK) ^ | 8:11PM BST 25 Oct 2012 | By Duncan Gardham, Bruno Waterfield and Emily Gosden
    A British executive for ExxonMobil has been shot dead in an assassination-style killing in Brussels. Belgian police imposed a news blackout after Nicholas Mockford, 60, was shot as he left an Italian restaurant in Neder-over-Heembeek, a suburb of the capital. The executive was shot three times, once as he lay on the ground, after leaving the Da Marcello restaurant in Rue de Beyseghem at around 10pm on Oct 14. His wife, Mary, was left beaten and covered in blood. Mr Mockford died on the way to hospital. Witnesses said they saw the couple walk across the street to their car,...