Ayoub Mohamed

Year: 2004

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Arbil, Iraq

Press organization: Kurdistan TV

What's Ayoub Mohamed's story?

Mohamed was among six journalists killed when the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) were attacked in twin suicide bombings as the two Kurdish groups hosted guests to commemorate the first day of the Muslim holiday Eid. More than 100 people, including several senior leaders in both parties,were killed in the 10:45 a.m. attack. Kurdish groups blamed the bombingson Islamist extremist groups based in northern Iraq who oppose thesecular Kurdish political groups.

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