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| Iraq |
| Gunmen kill mosqueÂ’s imam in Baaquba |
| 2010-09-10 |
| DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: A mosque’s imam was killed on Thursday in east of Baaquba by gunmen, according to a police source. “Unknown gunmen attacked the house of Sensel mosque’s Imam, Sheikh Abduljabbar Faleh al-Juburi, in al-Muqdadiya district, east of Baaquba,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, noting that they slaughtered him in one of the house’s rooms. “An explosive device exploded this morning targeting a police vehicle patrol in Khanaqin district, northeast of Baaquba, without causing casualties,” the same source added. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Presumably yet another attempt to ignite Shia-Sunni civil war. Hard to guess if the bomber was al Qaeda or Iran - and even if I knew the sect of the imam, there are enough 'false flag' killings I still wouldn't be confident. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-09-10 08:50 |