Iraqi judge assassinated
2005-02-12 09:47
Basra - A prominent Iraqi judge was assassinated on Saturday by two gunmen on a motorcycle in the southern port city of Basra, police said.
Taha al-Basri, a former chief judge at Basra's highest criminal court, was gunned down as he drove to work, said Lieutenant Colonel Karim al-Zaidi, an information officer at Basra's police headquarters.
The judge's bodyguard was seriously wounded in the attack and was taken to a hospital, al-Zaidi said.
Insurgents in Iraq have frequently targeted Iraqi government officials.
- AP