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Iraqi novelist gunned down in Kerbala
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 3, 2019 / 7:08 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Iraqi novelist gunned down in Kerbala
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - A motorcycle gunman shot dead an Iraqi novelist close to his house in the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Kerbala on Saturday, police and witnesses said.
Alaa Mashzoub, 50, was on his way home when he was shot multiple times, police said late on Saturday. It was unclear what the motive was and no group has claimed responsibility, they added.
“The cultural scene has lost one of its special authors and creators,” Iraq’s Culture and Tourism Minister Abdul Amir al-Hamdani said in a statement on Sunday.
Mashzoub was active in local Kerbala civil society.
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Iraqi novelist gunned down in Kerbala
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - A motorcycle gunman shot dead an Iraqi novelist close to his house in the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Kerbala on Saturday, police and witnesses said.
Alaa Mashzoub, 50, was on his way home when he was shot multiple times, police said late on Saturday. It was unclear what the motive was and no group has claimed responsibility, they added.
“The cultural scene has lost one of its special authors and creators,” Iraq’s Culture and Tourism Minister Abdul Amir al-Hamdani said in a statement on Sunday.
Mashzoub was active in local Kerbala civil society.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-murder/iraqi-novelist-gunned-down-in-kerbala-idUSKCN1PS09U