Aswan Ahmed Lutfallah

Year: 2006

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Mosul, Iraq

Press organization: APTN

What's Aswan Ahmed Lutfallah's story?

Gunmen killed Lutfallah, 35, an Iraqi cameraman for Associated Press Television News, as he covered clashes between insurgents and police in the northern city of Mosul. The Associated Press reported that Lutfallah was having his car repaired in the city’s eastern Al-Karama neighborhood when insurgents and police began fighting nearby. He rushed to cover the clash. Police Brig. Abdul-Karim Ahmed Khalaf said insurgents spotted him filming, approached him, and shot him to death, AP reported. Lutfallah had not reported any prior threats against him, the news agency added.

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