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SLUG: 2-311150 Iraq / Judge (S-O)
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DATE=12/23/2003 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=IRAQ / JUDGE (S O) NUMBER=2-311150 BYLINE=CHALLISS McDONOUGH DATELINE=BAGHDAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: An Iraqi judge has been assassinated in the restive northern city of Mosul. It is the second time in two weeks that a judge in this city has been killed. Correspondent Challiss McDonough reports from Baghdad. TEXT: Unidentified gunmen pulled up in a car next to the judge, opened fire and sped away. Iraqi police say he died of six gunshot wounds to the back. The slain judge was a prominent member of the Turkmen ethnic group living in the ethnically mixed city. Insurgents have targeted many people working with the coalition and the U-S military, including Iraqi police and translators. A Christian judge was shot in similar circumstances two-weeks ago in Mosul. Meanwhile, in Ba'qubah, north of Baghdad, U-S troops say they arrested several men suspected of anti-coalition attacks, including a high-ranking officer in Saddam Hussein's military. Several of the other men are believed to have ties to Saddam's right-hand man, Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri, one of the coalition's top wanted men. Around the country, U-S troops are gearing up for what they fear will be a wave of attacks around the Christmas holiday. (SIGNED) NEB/CEM/MAR/KL/RAE |
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