Spanish civilian shot dead in Baghdad

[Barrett808]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A lone gunman in traditional Arab dress has killed a Spanish civilian and seriously wounded his Iraqi translator in Baghdad, police sources say.

They said the man was shot in the head on Thursday while in the Adhamiyah neighbourhood, a Sunni Muslim stronghold. The translator was also hit by bullets and rushed to a nearby hospital.

Risks to foreigners in Iraq have spiralled this month with the abduction of about 50 foreign civilians and the killing of at least five others. Most of the hostages have been freed unharmed.

Spain, key member in the U.S.-led coalition that invaded Iraq and toppled leader Saddam Hussein a year ago, plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of May to the dismay of Washington.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=497756§ion=news

[Barrett808]

1. French Journalist, Spaniard Killed in Iraq

A Spanish civilian and a French journalist have been killed in and around Baghdad, according to reports.

Uidentified attackers killed the French journalist and wounded his translator near the refugee camp of Azimiya north of Baghdad, Mig News says.

The name of the victim was not immediately known.

French authorities have not yet confirmed the information.

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=33721

[JohnyCanuck]

2. Wonder if he was one of these.

SPAIN has agreed to a US request to leave its intelligence agents in Iraq and not withdraw them along with its 1300 troops, a leading Socialist party member said today.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9362518%255E1702,00.html

[Barrett808]

3. Gunmen Kill S. Africa Contractor in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Masked gunmen shot and killed a South African security contractor working for the U.S.-led occupation administration and severely wounded his translator Thursday.

The shooting took place near northern Baghdad's Sunni Muslim neighborhood of Azamiyah, said Dan Senor, a spokesman for L. Paul Bremer, the top U.S. official in Iraq (news - web sites).

Senor said the translator, presumed to be an Iraqi, was being operated on in a hospital.

The two men were shot at a neighborhood supermarket, Senor said.

Initial reports said the slain foreigner was a French or Spanish journalist, but Senor said the South African victim's Spanish name may have caused the confusion.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=3&u=/ap/20040422/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_shooting

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4. Please change your headline to reflect the correct article title

And I will lock the other thread.

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5. Actually this was already posted, please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x503305