Top Iraq official's sister killed
Mr Hashemi was elected as vice-president last weekendThe sister of newly appointed Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi has been killed in a drive-by shooting in the capital Baghdad.
Meysoun al-Hashemi and her bodyguard were gunned down while driving through the Hai al-Ilam part of the city shortly after leaving her home.
The attack follows the killing of one of Mr Hashemi's brothers on 13 April.
In a separate incident, three Italian soldiers and one Romanian were killed by a bombing in southern Iraq.
The troops had been travelling on an Italian military convoy in the city of Nasriya when it was hit by a roadside bomb attack. >>>cont
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Meysoun al-Hashemi and her bodyguard were gunned down while driving through the Hai al-Ilam part of the city shortly after leaving her home.
The attack follows the killing of one of Mr Hashemi's brothers on 13 April.
In a separate incident, three Italian soldiers and one Romanian were killed by a bombing in southern Iraq.
The troops had been travelling on an Italian military convoy in the city of Nasriya when it was hit by a roadside bomb attack. >>>cont
Link Here
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