Iraqi spokesman for Sunni protests shot dead
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| Publication Date | 10 March 2013 |
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March 10, 2013
Officials in Iraq say the organizer of antigovernment protests in Kirkuk has been shot dead in a drive-by shooting.
Police say Bunyan Sabar al-Obeidi, a spokesman for Sunni protesters in the oil-rich region, was also the target of an attempted assassination earlier this month.
Since late last year, thousands of Sunnis have been protesting against the Shi'ite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, saying that recent legislation has been aimed at marginalizing Iraq's Sunni minority.
On March 8, police in Mosul opened fire on Sunni protesters, killing one and wounding five.
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