Iraq: Two reporters killed as search for abducted Britons continues

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Gunmen shot and killed two Iraqi journalists, including one who was killed in his home near Fallujah along with seven family members, police and medical officials reported Wednesday. Abdul-Rahman al-Essawi died Monday when gunmen broke into his home about 10 miles west of Fallujah, the AP reported. Al-Essawi was shot dead along with his wife, son, parents and three other relatives, said Dr. Anas al-Rawi of Fallujah General Hospital. In Amarah, 200 miles southeast of Baghdad, gunmen killed Nazar Abdul-Wahid as he stood on a city street Wednesday, according to a police official in the city. Abdul-Wahid worked as a reporter for several Iraqi newspapers and the Voices of Iraq Internet news agency...

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