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Article: Low-Level Iraqi Ba'ath Officials Now Targets in Post-Saddam Reprisal Killings.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- September 28, 2003
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By David Filipov, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 28--BAGHDAD, Iraq--Mohamed al Saadi, a humble bank clerk on his way home for lunch, was standing at a crowded Baghdad bus stop when a black sedan pulled up. A young man got out and walked toward Saadi, calling out his name. As Saadi turned, the stranger calmly pulled a pistol and shot him in the head.
"Make sure he's dead," someone in the car said, as the assailant coolly stared back at dozens of shocked onlookers. "He's dead," the gunman answered. He got back in and the car sped off, leaving Saadi, 56, lying in the street, his shirt pocket still full of money for ...