Iraq Gunmen Kill Bride, Wound Husband

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen fired on a car carrying a newlywed couple and their families on Friday, killing the 23-year-old bride and wounding the Iraqi army captain she had just married.

"My poor Sally, she was very happy yesterday," sobbed the bride's mother-in-law, Latifah Mohammed, too distraught to tell her son his new wife was dead.

Abdul-Wahab's brother, Ahmed Abdul-Wahab, who was wounded in the drive-by shooting, said he believed assailants came after them because he was a police lieutenant in Fallujah while Wissam was a captain in the Iraqi army.

"We don't have any enemies to be attacked like this, but I'm sure that they targeted us just because my brother is an army officer and I'm a police officer... But I'm sure God will get revenge for us from those criminals who target Iraqi security forces."

http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/front/story/2573987p-11003676c.html

[jobycom]

1. So sad. Now both sides, not just the US, are attacking wedding parties.

I don't remember any stories this in-depth about the newlyweds we murdered when we bombed all the wedding parties, though.

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2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1646061