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| Two Finnish Businessmen Killed in Baghdad | |
| 2004-03-23 | |
Gunmen killed two Finnish businessmen as they drove in Baghdad on Monday, the latest foreign civilians to die in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion a year ago. The two Finns were killed near a highway underpass in west Baghdad, according to Iraqi witnesses. The victims' Iraqi driver was unhurt. The Finns were part of a nine-person technological delegation visiting the Iraqi capital, said Markus Lyra, a Foreign Ministry official in Helsinki. "The men were on their way to the Ministry of Electricity to make business contacts as part of a larger group," he said. The assailants fled, and there were no reports of arrests. The victims were Seppo Haapanen, an employee of Entso, a Finnish company that specializes in electricity and power networks; and Jorma Toronen, of Air-Ix, which builds railways, the Foreign Ministry said. Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja conveyed the government's condolences to their families, saying he was "deeply shocked by the cruel murder."
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 I think foreign businessmen should dress like "conservative" arabs when they travel around. Why look like a target? B's comment is important, too, though--maybe someone's getting info about their meetings and travel plans, in which case it wouldn't matter. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-3-23 1:56:31 PM |
| #3 Yeah, these types of killings stink. We have a local engineering outfit here (www.powereng.com) that is getting an increasing amount of business in Iraq, and I worry about them. Stay home here in Sun Valley, and have to worry about Kerry creaming you on the slopes, go to work, and some idiot ingrate tries to blow you up .. sucks. You know, a lot of these engineers(at least, the Idaho ones) are avid hunters ... perhaps thay should be allowed to bring their Elk rifles for Iraq duty. |
| Posted by: Beau 2004-3-23 1:49:43 PM |
| #2 finnish them ! |
| Posted by: robert 2004-3-23 10:41:42 AM |
| #1 Maybe it's just that I only get a small piece of the picture, but it seems as if the people being ambushed are always these engineer types. I think more care needs to be given to the dates and times and attendees of their meetings. |
| Posted by: B 2004-3-23 6:59:25 AM |