World News 07-01-2005 who: Governor of Baghdad Ali al-Haidri what: Assassinated alongside six of his bodyguards where: Iraq when: Tuesday snippet: "Gunmen blasted Ali al-Haidari`s armoured BMW as it drove in convoy through a northern suburb of the capital... The attack was seen by diplomats as the latest bid to stop democratic elections on January 30," says The Sun. "But American and Iraqi officials vowed the poll would go ahead." The Independent reports that three Britons were killed in a car bomb attack on Monday and The Mirror says 10,000 US troops have been killed or injured since the start of the campaign. That number was increased by seven on Thursday evening when Bradley armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb explosive device during a routine patrol on a road in northwestern Baghdad. [... more]

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