Posted on 01/13/2005 2:10:18 AM PST by HAL9000
Assassination of a representative of the ayatollah Sistani in the south of Baghdad
A representative of the Large ayatollah Shiite Ali Sistani like his son and four bodyguards were assassinated Wednesday evening in the south of Baghdad, indicated Thursday the office of the religious dignitary in the Holy City Shiite of Najaf. "Cheikh Mahmoud Al-Madahaïni, his son and four bodyguards were assassinated whereas they returned of the prayer of the evening in Salman Pak ", with ten km in the south of Baghdad, one added same sources.
My error - it occurred in Baghdad, not Najaf
Hold the elections NOW!
Gunmen Kill Two Aides to Iraq's Ayatollah Sistani
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed two aides to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's highest Shi'ite authority, a senior official working with him said on Thursday.
Cleric Mahmoud al-Madaen was killed on Wednesday in Salman Pak, an ancient town south of Baghdad, along with his son and four guards. Another aide working in Sistani's office in the holy city of Najaf was also found dead.
And when are the people going to take to the streets in huge numbers to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Not good :^(
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