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Gunmen Kill Another Lawyer From Saddam Trial
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Latest victim, killed in drive-by shooting, was defending Saddam's
former vice president, Taha Yassin Ramadan  

Iraqi security officials say gunmen have killed a lawyer representing
Saddam Hussein's co-defendants on charges of crimes against humanity.







Taha Yassin Ramadan (file photo)Tuesday's drive-by attack in Baghdad
was the second assassination of a defense lawyer in the trial in less
than three weeks. The latest victim was defending Saddam's former vice
president, Taha Yassin Ramadan. A second lawyer was wounded.

Following the attack, attorneys for Saddam Hussein are calling for the
trial to be moved to another country, saying violence in Iraq will
prevent him from receiving a fair trial. The lawyers were already
refusing to cooperate with the court until their security could be
guaranteed.

In other violence Tuesday, coalition forces killed two insurgents
during a raid in Ramadi. Separately, a senior Iraqi security official
and a policeman were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Basra. And in
Kirkuk, a roadside bomb killed a policeman.

Meanwhile, U.S and Iraqi forces are continuing their offensive against
insurgents in the town of Husaybah near the Syrian border, where
officials say one Marine and 36 insurgents have been killed since
Saturday.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.

 


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