http://www.cbc.ca/cp/sports/070126/s012623A.htmlProminent Iraqi boxer Hassan Hadi abducted on dangerous Baghdad Street
BAGHDAD (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped a well-known Shiite boxer as he was driving on a dangerous street in central Baghdad, police and sports officials said Friday, the latest in a series of attacks against sports figures amid spiralling sectarian violence.
Hassan Hadi, 42, the father of two children, was en route Monday to a spare-parts store that he owns when the attackers intercepted his car and abducted him.
Police said Hadi was seized while travelling on Haifa Street, a Sunni insurgent stronghold on the west bank of the Tigris River about two kilometres north of the Green Zone, site of the U.S. and British embassies as well as the Iraqi government headquarters.
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An official with the Youth and Sports Ministry said no ransom had been demanded and stressed that Hadi was not linked with any political party.
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http://www.heraldsun.com/firstnews/37-813069.cfmProminent Iraqi Boxer Found Dead
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The body of a well-known Shiite boxer was found in central Baghdad Friday near the dangerous street where he was kidnapped several days ago, police said.
Hassan Hadi, 42 and the father of two children, was hanged to death, police said.
Hadi was en route to a spare parts store that he owns on Monday when the attackers intercepted his car and abducted him, police said.
Police said the boxer was seized while traveling on Haifa Street, a Sunni insurgent stronghold on the west bank of the Tigris River about two kilometers (a mile) north of the Green Zone, site of the U.S. and British embassies as well as the Iraqi government headquarters.
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