Christian priest shot dead in Baghdad

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Apr 5, 2008 BAGHDAD (AFP)

Gunmen shot dead an Assyrian Orthodox priest near his house in central Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood on Saturday, security officials told AFP. Youssef Adel, a priest with Saint Peter's Church, was killed by gunmen travelling in a car around noon (0900 GMT), they said. A medical official said Adel's body had been brought to Ibn Nafis hospital in central Baghdad. Christians in Iraq have come under frequent attack in recent months, with clerics kidnapped and churches bombed.

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