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Al-Qaida-Linked Website Says Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Killed
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Ambassador Ihab al-Sherif kidnapped in Baghdad last week

Al-Qaida-linked terrorists in Iraq say they have killed Egypt's top
envoy, who was kidnapped late last week in the Iraqi capital.

A video posted on a website Thursday, showed a blindfolded man
believed to be Egyptian Ambassador Ihab al-Sherif. The tape did not
show the killing, and has not been authenticated. The diplomat was
kidnapped off a Baghdad street on Saturday as he stopped to buy a
newspaper.

Meanwhile, Iraqi police say twin car bombs have killed at least 13
people and wounded nearly 30 others south of Baghdad in the town of
Mashruh.

In Mosul, authorities say three Iraqis were killed and more than 40
others wounded by insurgent mortar fire apparently aimed at police
stations in the central city.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.




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