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Shiite Cleric and Relief Official Slain by Gunmen in Baghdad
New York Times ^
| March 6, 2005
| ROBERT F. WORTH
Posted on 03/05/2005 4:37:24 PM PST by AliVeritas
BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 5 - A Shiite imam associated with the rebel cleric Moktada al-Sadr was shot and killed by gunmen on Friday night as he drove to a mosque in the capital's volatile Doura neighborhood, officials said Saturday. An Iraqi relief agency official was killed Saturday in the same area, the police said.
The cleric, Sheik Saad Kamil, was attacked by gunmen in two cars, a black Honda and a red Opel, as he arrived at the Kadmenain Mosque, Interior Ministry officials said. Mr. Kamil was struck five times in the chest and was taken to Yarmouk Hospital, where he died.
The relief official, Abdul Moneem Abdul Amir, the director of the Islamic Relief Committee, was shot and killed Saturday at about noon, police officials said.
Military officials announced that a Bulgarian soldier was killed by machine-gun fire Friday night near the southern city of Diwaniya.
The attacks were the latest in a string of bombings and assassinations over the past week.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alsadr; baghdad; cleric; deaths; kamil; reliefworker; saadkamil
To: AliVeritas
Al Sadr is probably taking out those who will not agree with him. Sad!
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posted on
03/05/2005 5:08:32 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
To: CyberAnt
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posted on
03/05/2005 5:20:08 PM PST
by
Max in Utah
(By their works you shall know them.)
To: AliVeritas
Yep, well, that's unfortunate.
It really is.
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posted on
03/05/2005 6:35:53 PM PST
by
freedomson
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To: AliVeritas
a black Honda and a red Opel... They got something against Buicks?
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posted on
03/05/2005 6:43:03 PM PST
by
Prince Caspian
(Don't ask if it's risky... Ask if the reward is worth the risk)
To: Prince Caspian
Well at least it wasn't a SUV that killed him!
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posted on
03/05/2005 7:07:02 PM PST
by
TaMoDee
To: Max in Utah
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posted on
03/05/2005 8:41:04 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
To: AliVeritas
 The Baghdad Times (if there is a Baghdad Times) should return this favor by running a similar story every week about New York.
NEW YORK, USA, March 5 - A Jewish shopkeeper associated with the garment trade was shot and killed by gunmen on Friday night as he locked up his store in the city's volatile TriBeCa neighborhood, police said Saturday. A tourist from Illinois was killed Saturday in the same area, the police said. The shopkeeper, Benjamin Cohen, was attacked by gunmen demanding money as he closed down Inga's Fashions for the weekend, officials said. Mr. Cohen was struck five times in the chest and was taken to Trump Hospital, where he died. The tourist, Annabelle Smithers, a teacher from Urbana, was shot and killed Saturday during a robbery, police officials said. Police officials announced that an undercover vice officer was killed by machine-gun fire Friday night near Penn station. The attacks were the latest in a string of muggings and killings over the past week.
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posted on
03/05/2005 8:47:05 PM PST
by
Nick Danger
(The only way out is through)
To: Nick Danger
Oh, they'd never do that, it might cut down on the tourists in their liberal land. Tourists are probably the only thing keeping that city alive these days.
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