Sunni figure assassinated in Basra
March 12, 2009 - 03:26:21
BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Unknown gunmen assassinated Sheikh Abdullah Adnan al-Neimi, head of the tribal office of Iraq’s Scholars and Intellectuals Group, at an area in southern Basra city, a source from the Group said on Thursday.
“The incident took place at Mhejran area, southern Basra,” Mohammed al-Dosari told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“Neimi died instantly when the gunmen opened fire at him today (March 12) afternoon,” he said.
The Group, formed in 2007, calls for employing a moderate religious approach to reinforce national unity.
The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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