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Shite Leader Al-Sistani's Aides Shot Dead In Runup To Elections In Which Shites Are Participating


By Sanjay Sharma, Section News
Posted on Thu Jan 13, 2005 at 06:01:04 AM EST

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen have killed two aides to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s highest Shiite authority, a senior official working with him said on Thursday.
  • Al-Sistani's cleric Mahmoud al-Madaen was killed on Wednesday in Salman Pak, an ancient town south of Baghdad, along with his son and four guards.
  • Another aide working in Sistani’s office in the holy city of Najaf was also found dead. No further information was immediately available.

From msnbc.com - Jan. 13, 2005 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6727646/
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