Journalists Killed in 2007 - Motive Confirmed: Saif Laith Yousuf
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Date:
January 2008
ABC News
May 17, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Gunmen in two cars ambushed and killed cameraman Alaa Uldeen Aziz, 33, and soundman Saif Laith Yousuf, 26, on their way home from the network's Baghdad bureau, ABC News reported. ABC said Aziz was survived by a wife and two daughters, while Yousuf was set to marry his fiancée.
Medium: | Television |
Job: | Technician |
Beats Covered: | War |
Gender: | Male |
Local or Foreign: | Local |
Freelance: | No |
Type of Death: | Murder |
Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
Impunity: | Yes |
Taken Captive: | No |
Tortured: | No |
Threatened: | No |
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