Article: 'HALLOWEEN' PRODUCER AKKAD DIES FROM INJURIES IN JORDAN BLASTS.(News)

Byline: Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan -- Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born producer of the "Halloween" horror films, died today from wounds sustained in the triple hotel bombings, a hospital official said.

Akkad died in a Jordanian hospital where he was being treated, said surgeon Dr. Yousef Qisous. He lived in Los Angeles and was reportedly in his 70s.

"He had bleeding in the lungs, his ribs were fractured and he died of his wounds and a severe heart attack this morning," said Qisous.

Akkad's daughter, Rima Akkad Monla, ...

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