Spoetnik
04-01-05, 16:24
[n]Governor of Baghdad assassinated[/b]
Baghdad governor Ali al-Haidri has been shot dead in a roadside ambush in the Iraqi capital, the highest-profile assassination there since May.
Attackers shot at his armoured-plated car from different directions as his convoy drove through northern Baghdad.
Violence has been escalating ahead of elections planned for 30 January.
In separate incidents, at least 10 people are killed in a blast in Baghdad while attacks across the country claim the lives of five US soldiers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4144511.stm
Het Iraakse verzet heeft Bagdad vrijwel volledig onder controle.
Baghdad governor Ali al-Haidri has been shot dead in a roadside ambush in the Iraqi capital, the highest-profile assassination there since May.
Attackers shot at his armoured-plated car from different directions as his convoy drove through northern Baghdad.
Violence has been escalating ahead of elections planned for 30 January.
In separate incidents, at least 10 people are killed in a blast in Baghdad while attacks across the country claim the lives of five US soldiers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4144511.stm
Het Iraakse verzet heeft Bagdad vrijwel volledig onder controle.