Another Iraqi journalist murdered, CPJ says - 3rd reporter killed in 4 days

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N21514781.htm

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - An Iraqi editor was killed outside his Mosul home on Tuesday, the third journalist murdered in Iraq in four days, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported on Wednesday.

The New York-based group said Firas Maadidi, 40, was the Mosul bureau chief for As-Saffir and chief editor of the local daily Al-Masar. He was killed after being shot six times, including two shots to the head, As-Saffir Deputy Editor Slayhe Jowiree told CPJ.

Maadidi died hours later in hospital, the statement said.

Maadidi is the second journalist affiliated with the daily newspaper As-Saffir to be killed in Iraq this week, CPJ said.

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1. 40 years old and dead.

In W's Iraq. This guy joins our 1,908 troops dead. See www.icasualties.org But no one can figure out why W sent them to die.