Gunmen Kidnap Soccer Official in Baghdad

[Barrett808]

Gunmen Kidnap Soccer Official in Baghdad
By QAIS AL-BASHIR
Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Gunmen have kidnapped the Sunni head of one of Iraq's leading soccer clubs, an official said Friday, the latest in a series of attacks against sports figures amid spiraling sectarian violence.

Hadib Majhoul, the chairman of the popular Talaba club and a member of the Iraqi Soccer Federation, was seized late Thursday by gunmen in two cars who intercepted him while he was going to work, said Tariq Ahmed, an official with the federation.

Police confirmed that Majhoul was kidnapped in northern Baghdad but did not elaborate, citing concerns for his safety.

Athletes and sports officials have increasingly become targets of threats, kidnappings and assassination attempts, either as part of retaliatory violence between Shiites and Sunnis or for ransom.

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[Captain Hilts]

1. Great! Maybe we can get FIFA to send troops! nt

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Just don't send Roberto Carlos

He'll adjust his socks instead of fight.

[Eugene]

3. Hidaib Mejhoul found dead Saturday (Reuters)

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 3
03 Dec 2006 14:08:38 GMT
Source: Reuters

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Following are security and other developments in Iraq
as of 1400 GMT on Sunday.

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BAGHDAD - Police found the body of Hidaib Mejhoul, a member of the national
Iraqi Football Association, in Baghdad's Yarmouk district on Saturday, relatives
said. Mejhoul, who had been kidnapped from his home on Thursday, had been
shot twice in the head and his body had signs of torture.

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