.Gunmen Kill Iraqi Journalist in Fallujah
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen killed an Iraqi journalist working for a newspaper accused by insurgents of publishing U.S. propaganda in the western city of Fallujah, police said Wednesday.
Ibrahim Seneid, an editor with the local al-Bashara newspaper, was killed late Tuesday in a drive-by shooting in the city, 40 miles west of Baghdad, Fallujah police Lt. Mohammed Ali said.
Ali said leaflets were distributed in Fallujah last week accusing the newspaper of publishing U.S. propaganda and demanding its closure.
Dozens of journalists have been injured, killed or kidnapped in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Before Tuesday's attack, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists had put the number of journalists killed in Iraq at 73, including 52 Iraqis.
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Ibrahim Seneid, an editor with the local al-Bashara newspaper, was killed late Tuesday in a drive-by shooting in the city, 40 miles west of Baghdad, Fallujah police Lt. Mohammed Ali said.
Ali said leaflets were distributed in Fallujah last week accusing the newspaper of publishing U.S. propaganda and demanding its closure.
Dozens of journalists have been injured, killed or kidnapped in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Before Tuesday's attack, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists had put the number of journalists killed in Iraq at 73, including 52 Iraqis.
MyWay
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