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Iraqi Journalist Shot Dead by Officer Iraqi Journalist Shot Dead by Officer
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BAGHDAD — An Iraqi journalist was shot dead on Saturday by a Kurdish officer in the presidential guard brigade in Baghdad, security officials said. BAGHDAD — An Iraqi journalist was shot dead on Saturday by a Kurdish officer in the presidential guard brigade in Baghdad, security officials said.
The journalist, Mohammed Bdaiwi, was the bureau chief of Radio Free Iraq as well as a media professor at Baghdad University. Mr. Bdaiwi was on his way to his office in the presidential compound in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jadriya, when he got into a quarrel with the Kurdish officer at a checkpoint operated by Kurdish forces assigned to guard President Jalal Talabani, an ethnic Kurd.The journalist, Mohammed Bdaiwi, was the bureau chief of Radio Free Iraq as well as a media professor at Baghdad University. Mr. Bdaiwi was on his way to his office in the presidential compound in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jadriya, when he got into a quarrel with the Kurdish officer at a checkpoint operated by Kurdish forces assigned to guard President Jalal Talabani, an ethnic Kurd.
The police said one of the guards, a Kurdish lieutenant, shot and killed Mr. Bdaiwi during the argument.The police said one of the guards, a Kurdish lieutenant, shot and killed Mr. Bdaiwi during the argument.
A witness at the scene, Ahmed Azawi, said the officer beat Mr. Bdaiwi and then shot him. “The officer was close to him when he shot him,” Mr. Azawi said. “He disappeared after that and the professor was dead on the ground.”A witness at the scene, Ahmed Azawi, said the officer beat Mr. Bdaiwi and then shot him. “The officer was close to him when he shot him,” Mr. Azawi said. “He disappeared after that and the professor was dead on the ground.”
Members of the security forces arrived to arrest the officer, but other Kurdish troops refused to hand him over. The standoff continued until Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki went to the scene, where he appeared on Iraqiya state television to demand an arrest.Members of the security forces arrived to arrest the officer, but other Kurdish troops refused to hand him over. The standoff continued until Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki went to the scene, where he appeared on Iraqiya state television to demand an arrest.
“Anyone behind this will stand trial,” Mr. Maliki said. “Blood for blood. This is a violation of the law.”“Anyone behind this will stand trial,” Mr. Maliki said. “Blood for blood. This is a violation of the law.”
Shortly afterward, the Kurdish officer was taken into police custody.Shortly afterward, the Kurdish officer was taken into police custody.
Also on Saturday, a bomb exploded at a market in Tikrit, northwest of Baghdad, killing three people. As the police began their investigation at the site, another bomb exploded, killing six police officers and wounding 15 people, according to security officials.Also on Saturday, a bomb exploded at a market in Tikrit, northwest of Baghdad, killing three people. As the police began their investigation at the site, another bomb exploded, killing six police officers and wounding 15 people, according to security officials.
In Diyala Province, a suicide bomber killed three police officers at a security checkpoint, and members of a militant group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, took over the small town of Buhruz, in southern Diyala, security officials said. Fighting continued there into Saturday night.In Diyala Province, a suicide bomber killed three police officers at a security checkpoint, and members of a militant group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, took over the small town of Buhruz, in southern Diyala, security officials said. Fighting continued there into Saturday night.