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  Iranian journalist in Iraqi police custody released
  Killer of slain Bangladeshi journalist killed in 'gunfight'
  Killer of slain Bangladeshi journalist arrested
  Iranian Journalist Arrested in Iraq Freed
  Italian Journalist Killed in Iraq
  Iraqi Militants Abduct Italian Journalist

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Iranian journalist in Iraqi police custody released

BAGHDAD, Sept 2 - Iraqi police Thursday released an Iranian journalist Hassan Qaedi who was arrested five days ago, official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
Qaedi worked for Fars News Agency and was arrested by Iraqi police for taking photos in Najaf's old parts without obtaining any official permission.
According to IRNA reports, Qaedi is to be handed over to Iranian embassy in Baghdad. Journal Desk

Killer of slain Bangladeshi journalist killed in 'gunfight'

DHAKA, Aug 31 – The accused of the sensational murder of journalist Shamsur Rahman was killed in a 'gunfight' with the detective branch of police in southern Bangladeshi city of Khulna a day after his arrest Sunday.
Asaduzzaman Litu was taken to a hospital in Khulna with bullet wounds in his head and back, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Deputy Commissioner of police Akbar Ali said police fired shots after they came under armed attack by Litu's associates when he was taken to Sonadanga bypass road for recovery of illegal weapons from their possession. Litu died in cross fire.
None of his associates could be arrested as the area plunged into darkness due to power supply disruption.
Police arrested Litu, a former local government leader, Sunday from the nearby Jessore district. He was handed over to detective branch of police after quizzing.
Litu's wife Sabina Zaman Shampa alleged that her husband was killed in police custody. Journal Report

Killer of slain Bangladeshi journalist arrested

DHAKA, Aug 29 – The prime accused of the sensational murder of journalist Shamsur Rahman was arrested from a house in Avoynagar area in western Bangladeshi district of Jessore early today (Sunday).
Police acting on a tip-off raided the house at Noapara in the afternoon and arrested the accused, Asaduzzaman Litu, along with three other alleged criminals.
“Litu was being interrogated by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel,” a police source said, without giving further details.
Litu, a former commissioner of a local government body in the district, was wanted in 20 cases, including murder. Journal Report

Iranian Journalist Arrested in Iraq Freed

TEHRAN, August 27 – A reporter of Iran's official IRNA news agency, Mostafa Darban, arrested in Iraq earlier this month was released Friday after 18 days of imprisonment.
In a phone conversation with his family from the country's borderline, Darban said Iraqi officials had released him.
Iraqi security forces arrested Darban, the head of IRNA bureau in Baghdad, on August 9 along with three local staff. Journal Desk

Italian Journalist Killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug 26 - An Islamic extremist group has killed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni in Iraq, Al-Jazeera television reported Thursday.
Baldoni's captors, a group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq, had on Tuesday threatened to kill their hostage unless Italy withdrew its 3 000 troops from Iraq within 48 hours.
The Italian government initially rejected the kidnappers' ultimatum, saying it would maintain its "civil and military" presence in Iraq, but early on Thursday Rome said it was prepared to pull out its soldiers only if the interim government in Baghdad requested it. Journal Desk

Iraqi Militants Abduct Italian Journalist

BAGHDAD, Aug 24 - An Iraqi militant group has kidnapped an Italian journalist missing since last week and has threatened to kill him unless Italy withdraws its troops from Iraq in 48 hours, al-Jazeera television reported Wednesday.
The group, calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq, abducted Enzo Baldoni, a freelance reporter writing a book on the resistance of Iraq, the Qatar-based television said, citing a video tape from the group.
Baldoni, whose identification cards were shown in the tape, spoke directly to the camera identifying himself as a journalist.
Abu Hafs al-Masri brigades, suspected of ties to al-Qaeda, had threatened attacks on Italy and its citizens in Iraq as long as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi maintained troops in the country, the group said in statements posted on Islamic Web sites.
At the start of the month, the al-Qaeda-linked group gave Italy 15 days to withdraw 3,000 troops from Iraq. Journal Desk

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